Messerli-Bürgy, Nadine; Barth, Jürgen; von Känel, Roland; Schmid, Jean-Paul; Saner, Hugo; Znoj, Hansjörg (2012). Maladaptive Emotion Regulation is Related to Distressed Personalities in Cardiac Patients. Stress and health, 28(4), pp. 347-352. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell 10.1002/smi.2420
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Cardiac patients with Type D ('distressed') personality perceive more stress. It is unclear to what extent Type D personality might represent deficits in emotion regulation that are known to play an important role in the development of mental disorders. This study evaluated the relationship between emotion regulation and Type D personality and assessed the influence of mood and stress on Type D.