Association of Type D personality with the autonomic and hemodynamic response to the cold pressor test
Kupper,N. Pelle,A.J.M. Denollet,J.
Kupper,N.
Pelle,A.J.M.
Denollet,J.
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Mechanisms relating Type D personality to poor health are largely unknown, with autonomic nervous system function being a candidate. This study examined the physiologic response to cold stress. Undergraduates (Nā=ā101, 84% female) underwent a cold pressor test. An electrocardiogram, impedance cardiogram, and blood pressure were recorded. Type D personality was assessed by self-report questionnaire. Type D was associated with increased systolic and diastolic blood pressure reactivity. Exploratory analyses showed Type D men to respond with increased respiratory sinus arrhythmia (i.e., higher parasympathetic activity), and decreased pre-ejection period (i.e., larger sympathetic activity), while Type D women showed a reciprocal response pattern. In conclusion, Type D personality was associated with an exaggerated hemodynamic response to cold stress, which may contribute to an increased risk of hypertension in Type D individuals.
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Kupper, N, Pelle, A J M & Denollet, J 2013, 'Association of Type D personality with the autonomic and hemodynamic response to the cold pressor test', Psychophysiology, vol. 50, no. 12, pp. 1194-1201. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.12133