The relationship between Type D personality and physical health complaints is mediated by perceived stress and anxiety but not diurnal cortisol secretion

Stress

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 229-236

  Smith, Michael A ^a,b   Riccalton, Victoria C ^a   Kelly Hughes, Denise H ^a   Craw, Olivia A ^a,c   Allen, Sarah F ^a   O’Connor, Daryl B ^d   Wetherell, Mark A ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anxiety; cortisol; distress; physical symptoms; stress; Type D personality

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEIVED STRESS SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; STRESS; TYPE D BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; CHEMISTRY; HEALTH STATUS; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SALIVA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERSONALITY TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TYPE D PERSONALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85041599881     PISSN: 10253890     EISSN: 16078888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10253890.2018.1435637     Document Type: Article

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