Table 3.
The prevalence of satisfaction with life, TABP, and Type D personality in samples of young women with (AV) and without (WAV) acne vulgaris.
| Variable | WAV | AV | χ2(1) | p | ϕ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | ||||
| Life satisfaction | 43.88 | 0.000 | −0.38 | ||||
| No (SWLS < 20) | 55 | 18.33 | 112 | 37.33 | |||
| Yes (SWLS ≥ 20) | 95 | 31.67 | 38 | 12.67 | |||
| Type A behavior pattern | 19.89 | 0.000 | 0.26 | ||||
| No (FTAS < 0.79) | 115 | 38.33 | 78 | 26.00 | |||
| Yes (FTAS ≥ 80) | 35 | 11.67 | 72 | 24.00 | |||
| Type D personality | 76.22 | 0.000 | 0.50 | ||||
| No (NA ≤ 10; SI ≤ 10) | 103 | 34.33 | 28 | 9.33 | |||
| Yes (NA ≥ 10; SI ≥ 10) | 47 | 15.67 | 122 | 40.67 | |||
Abbreviations: SWLS, Satisfaction with Life Scale; FTAS, Framingham Type A Scale; NA, negative affectivity; SI, social inhibition; WAV, without acne vulgaris; AV, acne vulgaris.