Motivational Factors in Health and Disease.

McClelland, David C.

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Publication Date: 1989

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Motivational Factors in Health and Disease.

McClelland, David C.

American Psychologist, v44 n4 p675-83 Apr 1989

Study of the role of personality factors in health and disease suggests that motivational variables are related to and influence physiological systems. Affiliative trust and a greater sense of agency are associated with better health, while affiliative cynicism and a sense of helplessness are associated with more illness. (AF)

Descriptors: Diseases, Health, Helplessness, Interpersonal Relationship, Longitudinal Studies, Motivation, Personality Traits, Psychological Patterns, Psychophysiology, Stress Variables, Trust (Psychology)

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Language: English

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