The distressed (Type D) personality mediates the relationship between remembered parenting and psychological distress in cardiac patients
Damen,N.L.M. Versteeg,H. van Helmondt,S.J. de Jaegere,P.T. van Geuns,R.-J.M. Meine,M.M. van Domburg,R.T. Pedersen,S.S.
Damen,N.L.M.
Versteeg,H.
van Helmondt,S.J.
de Jaegere,P.T.
van Geuns,R.-J.M.
Meine,M.M.
van Domburg,R.T.
Pedersen,S.S.
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Objective: Both the distressed (Type D) personality (i.e. the combination of negative affectivity and social inhibition traits) and dysfunctional parenting styles are associated with anxiety and depression. As parenting styles have been related to personality development, dysfunctional parenting styles may also be associated with Type D personality. We examined whether remembered parenting was associated with anxiety and depression in cardiac patients and whether Type D personality mediated this relationship. Methods: Our sample comprised 435 patients treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and 123 patients with congestive heart failure (CHF). Patients completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Type D Scale (DS14), and Remembered Relationship with Parents (RRP10) scale. Results: Remembered parenting was significantly associated with higher anxiety and depression levels and Type D personality. In multivariable linear regression analyses, Type D personality accounted for 25–29% of the variance in anxiety and 23–46% of the variance in depression, while remembered parenting was no longer significantly associated with these domains. Sobel tests and bootstrapping indicated that Type D personality mediated the relationship between remembered parenting and anxiety and depression. Conclusion: Type D personality mediated the relationship between remembered parenting and anxiety and depression in both PCI and CHF patients. Keywords: Type D personality, remembered parenting, anxiety, depression, mediation
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Damen, N L M, Versteeg, H, van Helmondt, S J, de Jaegere, P T, van Geuns, R-JM, Meine, M M, van Domburg, R T & Pedersen, S S 2014, 'The distressed (Type D) personality mediates the relationship between remembered parenting and psychological distress in cardiac patients', Psychology & Health: Official journal of the European Health Psychology Society (EHPS), vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 318-333. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2013.845889
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