• F Meng, H N Guo, Y L Cui, P D Xiong, J Cao, and Z H Zhu.
• Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
• Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi. 2016 Feb 20; 34 (2): 95-8.

ObjectiveTo investigate the correlation between type D personality and cognitive fusion in 388 employees from state-owned enterprises, and to provide a theoretical basis for psychological intervention for type D personality.MethodsIn May 2014, cluster random sampling was used to randomly select 400 employees from two state-owned enterprises who underwent physical examination and were willing to participate in the test. The test was performed with Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire(CFQ) and Type D Personality Scale(DS-14).ResultsThe social inhibition group and the group without negative affectivity and social inhibition had a significantly lower mean cognitive fusion score than the type D personality group(25.62±8.92/20.58±8.26 vs 32.38±9.66, P <0.01). The group without negative affectivity and social inhibition had a significantly lower mean cognitive fusion score than the negative affectivity group(31.96±10.20) and the social inhibition group(P<0.01). The social inhibition group had a significantly lower mean cognitive fusion score than the negative affectivity group (P<0.05). In the employees with type D personality, the subscales negative affectivity and social inhibition were positively correlated with cognitive fusion(r=0.599 and 0.392, P<0.01). Negative affectivity(ΔF= 211.484, P<0.05) played a role in explaining cognitive fusion.ConclusionIn the employees of state-owned enterprises, cognitive fusion is different between those with type D personality and those without type D personality. In the employees with type D personality, social inhibition and negative affectivity are correlated with cognitive infusion, and negative affectivity plays a role in explaining cognitive fusion.

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