Introduction We developed and validated a new parsimonious scale to measure stoic
beliefs. Key domains of stoicism are imperviousness to strong emotions, indifference to …

Two mail-out survey studies were conducted to investigate the stoicism construct, as
operationalised in the Liverpool stoicism scale (LSS). In Study 1, N= 467 participants (57.9 …

In light of the ambiguity of meanings attributed to the concept of stoicism we critically explore
its use as a label to explain and describe health and illness behaviour, juxtaposing the often …

Growing empirical evidence has revealed the central role of death anxiety in numerous
mental health conditions. Given this, there is a significant need for treatments which …

Using self‐report data, we investigated whether personality traits are associated with, or
predictive of, modern health worries (MHWs), which are popular concerns that people have …

Cynical hostility (or cynicism) is often considered as a major factor leading to bad health
outcomes. The present research proposes that poor health might represent both a …

Objective. To investigate the relationship between medical skepticism and overall self-rated
health and to identify disparities in health for vulnerable subgroups among the elderly …

Objectives. The Roma people have been known in Europe for a 1000 years, during which
they have usually been the subject of discrimination and oppression leading to isolation …

Objective Patients with persistent somatic symptoms (PSS) experience stigmatising attitudes
and behaviours by healthcare professionals. While previous research has focussed on …

In recent years there has been increasing interest in lay ideas of health and illness in
industrial societies, and the influence of such ideas on preventive health-and illness-related …