type b personality is more prone to stress.
type b personality is more prone to stress.
which type of personality is more prone to stress?
type b
a study was performed that tested the effect of psychosocial variables, in particular personality and stress, as risk factors for cancer and coronary heart disease (chd). in this study, four personality types were recorded. type 1 personality is cancer prone, type 2 is chd prone, type 3 is alternating between behaviors characteristic of types 1 and 2, and type 4 is a healthy, autonomous type hypothesized to survive best. the data suggests that the type 1 probands die mainly from cancer, type 2 from chd, whereas type 3 and especially type 4 probands show a much lower death rate. two additional types of personalities were measured, type 5 and type 6. type 5 is a rational anti-emotional type, which shows characteristics common to type 1 and type 2. type 6 personality shows psychopathic tendencies and is prone to drug addiction and aids.
type a and type b personality theory
researchers used the vsa framework to explore physical aggression as a time-varying process that is influenced by couple members’ vulnerabilities and contextual factors.









































variables applied to the model:









































"enduring vulnerabilities:" personality traits









































"stress:" chronic stress









































"adaptive processes:" physical aggression









































paths tested









































"path a:" stress (chronic stress) to adaptive processes (physical aggression)









































"path b:" enduring vulnerabilities (personality traits) to adaptive processes (physical aggression)









































"path c:" enduring vulnerabilities (personality traits) to stress (chronic stress)









































"path e:" adaptive processes (physical aggression) to stress (chronic stress)









































section::::examples of applications of the vsa model in research.:dyadic coping.
vulnerability-stress-adaptation model