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AN ATTEMPT OF ASSESSMENT OF THE POTENTIAL PERSONALITY RISK FACTORS OF LUNG CANCER AND CORONARY HEART DISEASE VIA QUESTONNAIRE

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Zawadzki B., Radzikowska E.

Psychologia-Etologia-Genetyka

2006

vol. 13

135-157

Paper presents the studies veryfying the model of potential personality risk factors of lung cancer and coronary heart disease, in which the new questionnaire - Inventory of Personality Patterns as applied. On the basis of the theoretical model it was assumed that depresiveness may be concerned as a common risk factor for both diseases, but hostility is specific for coronary heart disease and submissiveness for lung cancer. The process of development of the inventory as well as analysis of its psychometric properties (factorial structure, intercorrelations of scales, their construct-oriented and criterion-related validity) were planned with the aim to verify hypotheses, based on the theoretical model. The findings obtained in the whole series of empirical studies do not allow to fully confirm the assumptions of the theoretical model as well as the validity of the new inventory. The most results generally supported the model, but some findings were in contradiction with theoretical expectations. In the discussion, the necessity of further studies, aimed on verification of the model of common and specific personality risk factors of lung cancer and coronary heart disease, was suggested.

Trauma and temperament as predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder and its dimensions 3, 15 months and two years after experiencing flood

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Strelau J., Zawadzki B.

Polish Psychological Bulletin

2004

vol. 35

issue 1

5-13

The aim of the study was to assess the impact of temperament and trauma considered as predictors of PTSD experienced under flood. Two samples were studied. In the first one composed of 384 subjects PTSD was assessed three and 15 months (N = 321) after flood. In the second sample (N = 378) PTSD was assessed two years after disaster and retrospectively few weeks after flood. For measuring PTSD the PTSD – Factorial Version Inventory constructed by the authors was administered. Apart from a total score the PTSD-F allows for assessing intrusion/hyperarousal (I/H) and avoidance/numbing (A/N). Three temperamental traits were selected for the purpose of this study – emotional reactivity, briskness and perseveration measured by the Formal Characteristics of Behavior – Temperament Inventory. Intensity of trauma was assessed via structured interview. For analyzing the data coefficients of correlation and hierarchical regression were introduced. It came out that the impact of temperament and trauma as predictors of PTSD is stronger for long-term PTSD. Several interactions between trauma and temperament were obtained. Trauma and emotional reactivity are the best predictors and this refers to the total score of PTSD as well as to the two basic factors – I/H and A/N.

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AN ATTEMPT OF ASSESSMENT OF THE POTENTIAL PERSONALITY RISK FACTORS OF LUNG CANCER AND CORONARY HEART DISEASE VIA QUESTONNAIRE

Trauma and temperament as predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder and its dimensions 3, 15 months and two years after experiencing flood