Department of Psychology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Psychosom Med. 2010 Feb;72(2):141-7. doi: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e3181cdc00e. Epub 2010 Jan 25.
To investigate associations between John Henryism (JH) and NEO Personality Inventory-Revised (PI-R) personality domains. JH-a strong behavioral predisposition to engage in high-effort coping with difficult psychosocial and economic stressors-has been associated with poor health, particularly among persons in lower socioeconomic (SES) groups. Unfavorable personality profiles have also been frequently linked to poor health; however, no studies have yet examined what global personality traits characterize JH.
Hypotheses were examined, using data from a sample of 233 community volunteers (mean age, 33 years; 61% black and 39% white) recruited specifically to represent the full range of the SES gradient. Personality (NEO PI-R) and active coping (12-item JH scale) measures and covariates were derived from baseline interviews.
In a multiple regression analysis, independent of SES, JH was positively associated with Conscientiousness (C) (p < .001) and Extraversion (E) (p < .001), whereas the combination of low JH and high SES was associated with Neuroticism (N) (p = .02) When examining associations between JH and combinations of NEO PI-R domains called "styles," high JH was most strongly associated with a high E/high C "Go-Getters" style of activity, whereas low JH was associated with the low E/high Openness (O) "Introspectors" style. In facet level data, the most robust associations with JH were found for five C and five E facets.
High JH was associated with higher scores on C and E, but the combination of low JH and high SES was associated with higher scores on N.
探讨约翰·亨利主义（JH）与大五人格量表修订版（PI-R）人格维度之间的关联。JH 是一种强烈的行为倾向，即参与高努力应对困难的心理社会和经济压力源，与健康状况不佳有关，尤其是在社会经济地位（SES）较低的人群中。不利的人格特征也经常与健康状况不佳有关；然而，目前还没有研究探讨 JH 具有哪些整体人格特征。
使用从 233 名社区志愿者（平均年龄 33 岁；61%为黑人，39%为白人）中招募的样本数据检验了假设，这些志愿者专门代表 SES 梯度的全部范围。人格（NEO PI-R）和积极应对（12 项 JH 量表）措施和协变量来自基线访谈。
在多元回归分析中，独立于 SES，JH 与尽责性（C）（p<0.001）和外向性（E）（p<0.001）呈正相关，而低 JH 和高 SES 的组合与神经质（N）（p=0.02）呈正相关。当检查 JH 与 NEO PI-R 域的组合之间的关联时，称为“风格”，高 JH 与高 E/高 C“进取者”活动风格最密切相关，而低 JH 与低 E/高开放性（O）“内省者”风格相关。在特质水平数据中，与 JH 最密切相关的是五个 C 和五个 E 特质。
高 JH 与 C 和 E 得分较高相关，但低 JH 和高 SES 的组合与 N 得分较高相关。
