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. 2020 Nov 17;17(22):8524.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph17228524.

Association between Satisfaction with Life and Personality Types A and D in Young Women with Acne Vulgaris

Karolina Chilicka  1 , Aleksandra M Rogowska  2 , Renata Szyguła  1 , Ewa Adamczyk  1
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Association between Satisfaction with Life and Personality Types A and D in Young Women with Acne Vulgaris

Karolina Chilicka et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

People with acne vulgaris report a lower level of satisfaction with life and are more frequently classified as having Type D personalities than those without acne. This research examined, for the first time, the moderating and mediating role of personality type in the relationship between acne severity and satisfaction with life. Among 300 female nursing and cosmetology students ranging in age from 19 to 24 years (M = 21.28, SD = 1.39), 150 individuals (50%) presented with symptoms of acne vulgaris (AV group), while the other 150 (50%) were categorized as controls without acne vulgaris (WAV sample). A cross-sectional study was conducted using three self-report questionnaires: The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), the Framingham Type A Scale (FTAS), and the Type D Scale (DS14). Acne vulgaris was clinically diagnosed using the Hellgren-Vincent Scale (HVS). The AV group scored significantly higher on the FTAS and DS14 and lower on the SWLS than the WAV sample. Life satisfaction correlated negatively with both the negative affectivity (NA) and social inhibition (SI) subscales of the DS14. The moderating role of the Type A behavioral pattern (TABP) and the mediating role of both NA and SI subscales of the DS14 were observed in the relationship between acne severity and satisfaction with life. The type of personality may explain the mechanism of the relationship between acne disease and subjective well-being. Therefore, psychological interventions and strategies focused on managing stress and mood may effectively improve satisfaction with life in people with acne.

Keywords: DS14; Framingham Type A Scale; SWLS; Type A Behavior Pattern; Type D personality; acne vulgaris; satisfaction with life; women.

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An interaction effect between acne severity and TABP on satisfaction with life.
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Parallel multiple mediation model for predicting satisfaction with life (Study Model 4).
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Serial multiple mediation model for predicting satisfaction with life (Study Model 5).
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