Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine
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Observational Study
The relationship of patient and spouse personality to cardiac patients' health: two observational studies of mediation and moderation.
Little is known about the ways that personality is related to patient health, although there is some evidence that illness self-regulation as well as partner personality play a significant role. ⋯ Personality affects patients' health through illness representations (intrapersonal level), as well as by interacting with partner personality (interpersonal level).