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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Autor principal: Vilhena, Estela (author)
Outros Autores: 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)
Formato: bookPart
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2013
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/2878
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ipl.pt:10400.21/2878