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- Title
Cognitive Bias of Interpretation in Type D Personality: Associations with Physiological Indices of Arousal.
- Authors
Howard, Siobhán; O’Riordan, Adam; Nolan, Michelle
- Abstract
It is argued that the Type D person experiences increased distress when encountering social situations, which results in altered stress responding. However, little is known about how Type D individuals behave or feel during social interactions. Using a within-subjects design, the present study examined the physiological arousal of Type D and non-Type D individuals when rating how they would deal with a number of hypothetical social situations. Results showed that across all social situations, Type D individuals experienced greater levels of discomfort. In clearly negative and ambiguously neutral situations, this was paired with higher pulse rate. This study shows that the Type D individual not only reports greater discomfort but also experiences changes physiologically that support the role of the cardiovascular system as a potential psychosomatic pathway to disease.
- Subjects
COGNITIVE bias; PERSONALITY disorders; AROUSAL (Physiology); WOMEN'S mental health &; Sociology; HEART beat measurement; UNDERGRADUATES
- Publication
Applied Psychophysiology & Biofeedback, 2018, Vol 43, Issue 3, p193
- ISSN
1090-0586
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10484-018-9397-1