Abstract
The illness cognition approach proposes that individuals try to make sense of changes in their somatic state. Through the process of sense-making, individuals develop their models of illness. These models influence their coping strategies as well as their quality of life. Illness cognition has been studied as an independent variable related to health-related outcomes. However, personality is a relatively understudied domain concerning illness cognition and patients' health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Some evidence in the literature indicates that personality can influence how patients cognize their Illness. The paper investigates whether personality types influence illness cognition and HRQoL in myocardial infarction (MI) patients. It also explores whether the illness cognition of the patients mediates the relationship between personality types and HRQoL. A sample of 212 MI patients responded to questionnaires related to personality type A and type D tests, illness cognition and HRQoL. Results demonstrated that type A and type D personalities differ on four dimensions of illness cognition: Identity, controllability (personal control), timeline (timeline cyclic) and illness coherence (coherent understanding of disease). Results revealed that type A and type D participants significantly differed on emotional, physical, social, and total HRQoL. Illness cognition partially mediates the relationship between personality types and HRQoL. The findings have important implications for the health management of MI patients, as personality types play a vital role in understanding illness, coping and HRQoL.
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Rajbala Singh, The LNM Institute of Information Technology, India
Shikha Dixit, Indian Institute of Technology, India
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Conference: ACP2023
Stream: General Psychology
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Singh R., & Dixit S. (2023) Personality Types, Illness Cognition and Health-Related Quality of Life in Myocardial Infarction ISSN: 2187-4743 – The Asian Conference on Psychology & the Behavioral Sciences 2023 Official Conference Proceedings https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2187-4743.2023.10
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2187-4743.2023.10
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