A Taxometric Analysis of Type-D Personality

• DOI: 10.1097/psy.0b013e3181bd888b
• Publication Date: 2009-10-16T01:46:19Z
• Authors: Eamonn Ferguson; Lynn Williams; Rory C. O’Connor; Siobhán Howard; Brian M. Hughes; Derek W. Johnston; Julia L. Allan; Daryl B. O’Connor; Christopher A. Lewis; Madeleine A. Grealy; Ronan E. O’Carroll
• Keywords: Type D personality; Categorical variable

Objective: To test the dimensionality of Type-D personality, using taxometric procedures, to assess if personality is taxonic or dimensional. treated as a categorical variable and caseness has been shown be risk factor for poor prognosis in coronary heart disease. However, at present, there no direct evidence support assumption that Type D able differentiate true cases from noncases. Methods: In total, 1012 healthy young adults across United Kingdom Ireland completed DS14, standard index D, scores were submitted two procedures MAMBAC MAXCOV. Results: Graphical representations (comparing actual with simulated data) fit indices indicated more accurately represented dimensional rather than construct. Conclusion: better Implications theory development clinical practice respect are examined well wider use taxometrics within psychosomatic medicine (e.g., investigate medically unexplained syndrome taxons, such Gulf War Syndrome taxon). NA = negative affectivity; SI social inhibition; mean above minus below cut; MAXCOV maximum covariance; MAXEIG Eigenvalue; L-MODE L-mode analysis; CCFI curve comparison index.