Objective: To examine the reliability and validity of Chinese version of Type D personality Scale in Chi nese cardiac heart disease population. Methods: A questionnaire was given to 82 patients with CHD, 185 patients with primary hypertension and 215 healthy people for exploration factor analysis, and 180 subjects were collected for confirma - tory factor analysis. Results: Our results showed a high internal consistency reliability level measured by Cronbach’ s al pha coefficients, of which NA were 0.88 for healthy people, 0.86 for hypertension people and 0.87 for CHD; and SI were 0.76 for health, 0.70 for hypertension patients, 0.76 for CHD. Factor analysis of DS14 extracted two factors. The confirma - tory factor analysis supported the two -dimension structure ( χ2/df=1.49, GFI =0.85, CFI =0.94, TLI =0.93, RMSEA =0.07). Conclusion: Chinese version of DS14 is a reliable and valid measure for assessing type D personality.
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