Personality is associated with health status and impact of cancer among melanoma survivors

Race Differences in Personality and Affect Between Older White and Black Patients: an Exploratory Study

“…This and other studies have shown an inverse association between high neuroticism and lower mental functioning of cancer patients [8,11]. Of interest was the finding that neuroticism predicted worse mental functioning (lower vitality, social functioning, emotions, and mental health) in Black patients only.…”

“…These characteristic adaptations may influence the duration and/or intensity of physiological stress responses (coping), thereby impacting the onset and/or exacerbation of the disease (cancer) [2]. Previous studies have identified the FFM of personality and affect as independent predictors of physical and mental health functioning among cancer patient populations [10][11][12][13]. Yet, despite this growing literature, there is the lack of (race) diversity among study samples, particularly the inclusion of older minorities.…”

A General Propensity to Psychological Distress Affects Cardiovascular Outcomes

“…86 Our group showed that Type D was related to poor health status in melanoma survivors. 87 In the literature, there is an ongoing discussion whether Type D is more accurately represented as a dimensional rather than categorical construct. 88 Dimensional and categorical approaches to personality are not mutually exclusive but represent 2 ways of capturing psychological tendencies of individuals.…”

“…[31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][57][58][59][60] In addition, Type D has been related to poor health in conditions such as sleep apnea, 75 brain injury, 76 or cancer. 87 Finally, Type D has been associated with an increased risk of suicidal ideation, adjusting for depressive symptoms. 109 This summary article is largely limited to reports from our own group.…”

Personality and Mental Health

“…In a broader view, mental health is a crucial component of health (Cloninger & Zohar, 2011); thus, considering the likelihood of disease regarding personality traits is notable. The effects of type A behavior pattern (e.g., Houston & Snyder, 1988;) and type D personality (Mols et al, 2010) in disease, and the influence of personality traits on other physical problems have been studied significantly (e.g., Olson & Dahli, 2009;Mols et al, 2010;Carver & Miller, 2006& Goodwin & Friedman, 2006. These studies indicate the undeniable role of personality in determining mental health based on physical health.…”