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De invloed van copingstijl en ervaren controle op psychisch welbevinden bij adviesvragers van een erfelijke hartaandoening

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The influence of coping styles and perceived control on psychological well-being in persons at risk for a hereditary heart disease

This prospective study investigates the influence of two coping styles (monitoring and blunting) and perceived control (health locus of control and mastery) on psychological well-being in persons at risk for a hereditary heart disease. Psychological well-being in persons at risk for a hereditary heart disease does not differ from the normal population, neither before nor after disclosure of the DNA-test results. Less monitoring reflects more well-being before the results of the DNA-test are known, while a stronger feeling of mastery reflects more well-being both before and after the results of the DNA-test are known. These results indicate that the negative effect of monitoring is temporary. It is remarkable that mastery is a more powerful predictor than health locus of control in this situation.

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Hoedemaekers, E., Jaspers, J.C. & van Tintelen, P. De invloed van copingstijl en ervaren controle op psychisch welbevinden bij adviesvragers van een erfelijke hartaandoening. PSEG 33, 165–175 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03071079

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