An application of structural equation modeling of test dispositional optimism as mediator or moderator in quality of life in patients with chronic disease

The aim of the present study was to test a hypothetical model to examine if dispositional optimism exerts a moderating or a mediating effect between personality traits and quality of life, in Portuguese patients with chronic diseases. A sample of 540 patients was recruited from central hospitals in...

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Main Author: Vilhena, Estela (author)
Other Authors: Pais-Ribeiro, José Luís (author), Silva, Isabel (author), Pedro, Luisa (author), Meneses, Rute (author), Cardoso, Helena (author), Silva, António Martins da (author), Mendonça, Denisa (author)
Format: bookPart
Language:eng
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Quality of life
Chronic disease
Statistics
Statistical theory and methods
Statistics for life sciences
Probability theory and stochastic processes
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/2878
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ipl.pt:10400.21/2878

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/2878

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