Distressed (Type D) personality is predicted by avoidance: evidence from a computer-based avatar task.

ABSTRACT:

Background

One personality type associated with poor health outcomes is distressed (Type D) personality which involves high levels of both social inhibition (SI) and negative affectivity (NA). Type D is also linked to psychopathologies such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety disorders, and depression. One mechanism through which personality temperament may result in these psychopathologies is avoidance. Recently, a computer-based measure designed to assess avoidant behaviors, in which the participant guides the behavior of an avatar interacting with strangers in social situations, has been found to be related to various forms of avoidance. In the current study, we extended this work with the avatar avoidance task to determine its relationship to distressed (Type D) p

SUBMITTER: Allen MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9618263 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature