Post-traumatic growth after a myocardial infarction: a matter of personality, psychological health, or cognitive coping?
J Clin Psychol Med Settings
; 15(4): 270-7, 2008 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-19104983
The aim of the present study was to focus on the relative contributions of personality, psychological health and cognitive coping to post-traumatic growth in patients with recent myocardial infarction (MI). The sample consisted of 139 patients who had experienced a first-time acute MI between 3 and 12 months before data assessment. Multivariate relationships were tested by means of Structural Equation Modeling. The results showed that besides the contribution of personality and psychological health, a significant amount of variance in growth was explained by the cognitive coping strategies people used to handle their MI. As cognitive coping strategies are generally assumed to be mechanisms that are subject to potential influence and change, this provides us with important targets for intervention.
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Personalidad
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Trastornos por Estrés Postraumático
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Adaptación Psicológica
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Actitud Frente a la Salud
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Salud Mental
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Cognición
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Infarto del Miocardio
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Clin Psychol Med Settings
Asunto de la revista:
PSICOLOGIA
Año:
2008
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Países Bajos
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos