Unmitigated communion, social constraints, and psychological distress among women with rheumatoid arthritis
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Sharon Danoff-Burg1, Tracey A Revenson, Kimberlee J Trudeau
1Department of Psychology, University at Albany, State University of New York, NY 12222, USA. sdb@csc.albany.edu
Abstract:
The personality trait of unmitigated communion, an extreme focus on relationships that has been associated with self-neglect, has been linked to poorer outcomes for both men and women, but is more common among women. This longitudinal study is the first to examine the influence of unmitigated communion on adaptation to a chronic illness that affects a much greater proportion of women to men. Women with rheumatoid arthritis completed measures of unmitigated communion, social constraints, and psychological distress at study entry and repeated the distress measure one year later. As expected, unmitigated communion was associated with psychological distress. Cross-sectional moderation analyses indicated that low social constraints buffered the negative effects of unmitigated communion.
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