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Interpersonal repression as a predictor of cancer
Social Science & Medicine (1982)
|January 1, 1982
Summary
Passive coping with stress links to cancer, while active interpersonal repression is associated with cardiovascular diseases. This study explores interactive behavior
Area of Science:
- Psychosomatic medicine
- Environmental physiology
- Neuroendocrinology
Background:
- Interactive behavior styles can be active or passive.
- These behaviors may influence susceptibility to illness.
- Previous research links stress to health outcomes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the relationship between active/passive coping styles and illness susceptibility.
- To investigate the association between interpersonal repression and disease incidence.
Main Methods:
- Longitudinal study of 1353 Yugoslav town inhabitants (1965-1975).
- Data collected on interactive behavior and subsequent illness.
Main Results:
- Passive receivers of repression showed increased cancer incidence.
- Active emitters of interpersonal repression were more prone to cardiovascular and circulatory diseases.
Conclusions:
- Interactive behavior styles are linked to specific disease outcomes.
- Findings support the role of psychosomatic factors in illness.