Key result
Type D personality was associated with significantly lower self-efficacy and less walking and total exercise compared to non-Type D personality, with self-efficacy fully mediating this relationship.
Why the study?
Does Type D personality reduce physical activity and self-efficacy in the general population?
Cross-Sectional (n=189)
Does Type D personality reduce physical activity and self-efficacy in the general population?
Low self-efficacy fully mediates the relationship between Type D personality and reduced physical activity, providing a mechanism for why Type D individuals may engage in more disease-promoting behaviors.
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May link Type D personality to inactivity via self-efficacy; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective studies before clinical consideration.
Type D personality is associated with health-damaging behaviours among the general population. This study assessed the relationship between Type D personality, physical activity and self-efficacy. A total of 189 participants completed measures of Type D personality, physical activity and self-efficacy. Type D individuals had significantly lower levels of self-efficacy and engaged in significantly less walking and total exercise compared to non-Type D's. Furthermore, self-efficacy fully mediated the relationship between Type D and physical activity. Low levels of self-efficacy may be one mechanism to help explain why Type D individuals engage in more disease-promoting behaviours.
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Wiencierz et al. (2016) reported a cross-sectional. Type D personality vs. non-Type D personality was evaluated on Physical activity and self-efficacy. Type D personality was associated with significantly lower self-efficacy and less walking and total exercise compared to non-Type D personality, with self-efficacy fully mediating this relationship.
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