Type D personality (present in 24.9% of students) was associated with higher perceived stress and burnout symptoms, a relationship partially mediated by resignation and withdrawal coping strategies.
Cross-Sectional (n=334)
Does Type D personality influence perceived stress and burnout symptoms through avoidance coping and social support in undergraduate students?
Type D personality in undergraduate students is associated with higher perceived stress and burnout symptoms, partially mediated by passive and maladaptive avoidance coping strategies.
OBJECTIVE: This study investigated whether approach coping, avoidance coping, or perceptions of available social support mediated the relationship between Type D personality and perceived stress. Furthermore, this research also examined whether Type D moderated the relationship between perceived stress and symptoms of burnout. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, 334 (male N=180; female N=154) first-year undergraduate students completed the Type D Scale-14 (DS14), the Brief Approach/Avoidance Coping Questionnaire, Perceived Stress Scale, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, and the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory. DESIGN: Cross-sectional. RESULTS: Multiple mediation analysis revealed that only resignation and withdrawal coping, but not social support partially mediated the relationship between Type D and perceived stress. A small moderation effect was found for the disengagement subscale of the burnout inventory, with Type D individuals experiencing higher levels of disengagement at low and average stress levels. The correlations between variables provided support for most of the prediction from the literature with regard to Type D. CONCLUSION: Of the participants in the present study, 24.9% were classified as Type D. These individuals tend to use more passive and maladaptive avoidance coping strategies such as resignation and withdrawal. This is associated with higher levels of perceived stress and linked to increased levels of burnout symptoms.
Polman et al. (Mon,) conducted a cross-sectional in Type D personality, stress, and burnout (n=334). Type D personality was evaluated on Relationship between Type D personality and perceived stress, and moderation of stress and burnout symptoms. Type D personality (present in 24.9% of students) was associated with higher perceived stress and burnout symptoms, a relationship partially mediated by resignation and withdrawal coping strategies.
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