Mediating effect of illness perception on the relationship between Type D personality and health behaviors among coronary artery disease patients

Health Psychology Open

MiriKwon¹ 

关键词: disease;    health behaviors;    perception;    percutaneous coronary intervention;    Type D personality;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2055102918817228

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between Type D personality and health behaviors of coronary artery disease patients and to determine the mediating effect of illness perception on this relationship. The participants were 142 coronary artery disease patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention in a university hospital in Korea. Type D personality, illness perception, and health behaviors were surveyed using structured questionnaires. The collected data were analyzed by a series of hierarchical multiple regressions. A total of 28.9 percent patients had Type D personality. Type D Patients were observed to have low illness perception and low health behaviors. There was a positive correlation between illness perception and health behaviors. The direct effect of Type D personality on health behaviors was significant (β = –.209, p = .013). However, the indirect effect of Type D personality on health behaviors via illness perception became low and non-significant (β = .007, p...

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC