This article reviews studies that have examined the association between constructs related
to interpersonal sensitivity (IS) and morbidity and mortality from major medical illnesses. We …

The psychosocial and psychiatric sequelae of cancer are highly prevalent, diverse, and
challenging for clinicians to manage. A growing body of literature has generated methods for …

In this book, top specialists address theoretical, methodological, and empirical multilevel
models as they relate to the analysis of individual and cultural data. Divided into four parts …

Objective: When Freud introduced the term repression, he stated its pathogenic potential.
Since then, this notion was adapted and continued to date. Surprisingly, there is no attempt …

Personality traits have been studied extensively as risk and prognostic factors for cancer;
however, the association remains unclear. This prospective, population-based cohort study …

Objective: To examine the role of the big five personality domains (Neuroticism,
Extraversion, Openness, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness) and their respective facets …

Personality traits are among the most familiar of individual difference variables, both to
laypersons, who use them incessantly in daily life, and to psychologists, who have studied …

In spite of widespread anecdotal and scientific evidence much remains to be understood
about the long-suspected connection between psychological factors and susceptibility to …

Background: The putative role of personality in cancer risk has been controversial, and the
evidence remains inconclusive. Methods: We pooled data from six prospective cohort …

There is no scientific consensus that a relationship exists between the ABO blood group and
personality traits. However, a recent study hypothesized that the dopamine beta-hydroxylase …