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Coronary heart disease is linked to higher preference for sensing and feeling personality traits.
Case-Control (n=103)
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Researchers have for many years attempted to establish a relationship between coronary heart disease (CHD) and personality type. In our study, 103 subjects completed Form G of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). Comparisons were made between 93 CHD patients and an age-appropriate control group (Group C) on each of the four MBTI dimensions: Extraversion-Introversion, Sensing-Intuition, Thinking-Feeling, and Judging-Perceiving. The comparison between CHD patients and Group C showed that CHD patients were significantly more likely to prefer sensing and feeling.
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Thorne et al. (1987) conducted a case-control in Coronary Heart Disease (n=103). Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) personality types vs. Age-appropriate control group was evaluated on Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) dimensions. Coronary heart disease patients were significantly more likely to prefer sensing and feeling on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator compared to an age-appropriate control group.
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