The Type 2 construct and personality traits: Aggression, hostility, anxiety and depression

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between Type 2 and four different personality traits; aggression, hostility, anxiety and depression. Data was collected from men who had suffered coronary heart disease (CHD), had been hospitalized and had later enrolled at a physical outpatient clinic, as well as from a randomly assigned control group. Analysis of the data indicates that Type 2 is related to anxiety and depression, high Type 2 scorers score remarkably higher on depression and anxiety than the low Type 2 scorers. The high and low Type 2 persons also score significantly different on aggression and hostility. From the results of this study the Type 2 construct seems to be related to even more negative emotions than were revealed in previous studies.