Distressed ('Type D') personality, the combination of negative affectivity (NA) and social inhibition (SI), has been associated with adverse health outcomes. The purpose of this study was to examine if an 8-week mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program could reduce Type D personality characteristics. Distressed individuals from the Dutch general population (N = 146; mean age = 46.07; 69 % female) participated in a randomized trial comparing the mindfulness intervention with waitlist control. Although change in Type D caseness did not differ between groups, the intervention group showed stronger reductions for both NA (p
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Nyklíček, I., Van Beugen, S., & Denollet, J. (2013). Effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction on distressed (Type D) personality traits: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 36(4), 361–370. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-012-9431-3
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