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Stavrova, Olga and Ehlebracht, Daniel (2019). Broken Bodies, Broken Spirits: How Poor Health Contributes to a Cynical Worldview. Eur. J. Personal., 33 (1). S. 52 - 72. HOBOKEN: WILEY. ISSN 1099-0984

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Abstract

Cynical hostility (or cynicism) is often considered as a major factor leading to bad health outcomes. The present research proposes that poor health might represent both a consequence and a source of cynicism. Using cross-lagged path analyses, we documented bidirectional associations between health and cynicism in a nationally representative sample of Germans (Study 1) and a large sample of the American elderly (Study 2): cynical individuals were more likely to develop health problems, and poor health promoted the development of a cynical worldview over time. These results were obtained using different indicators of health status, including both self-reported and interviewer-administered physical measures. Longitudinal mediation analyses showed perceived constraints to mediate the effect of poor health on cynicism. This effect remained robust even when adding an alternative mediator-depressive symptoms. Additional analyses showed that any particular health limitation was prospectively related to cynicism to the degree to which this limitation was associated with an increased sense of constraints in individuals' life. (c) 2018 The Authors. European Journal of Personality published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of European Association of Personality Psychology

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Stavrova, Olga UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Ehlebracht, Daniel UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-139630
DOI:	10.1002/per.2183
Journal or Publication Title:	Eur. J. Personal.
Volume:	33
Number:	1
Page Range:	S. 52 - 72
Date:	2019
Publisher:	WILEY
Place of Publication:	HOBOKEN
ISSN:	1099-0984
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language CORONARY-HEART-DISEASE; GOODNESS-OF-FIT; PERCEIVED CONTROL; PERSONALITY-CHANGE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; PHYSICAL HEALTH; BEHAVIORAL RISK; MODERATING ROLE; GRIP STRENGTH; LUNG-FUNCTION Multiple languages Psychology, Social Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/13963