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Does dispositional optimism predict psychological responses to counseling for familial breast cancer?

Journal of psychosomatic research - 1 Sept 2007

Norman Paul, Brain Kate

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OBJECTIVE: The present study sought to assess the ability of dispositional optimism to predict the psychological responses of women with a family history of breast cancer who had been referred to counseling for familial breast cancer. METHODS: Women completed questionnaires prior to (n=735), immediately after (n=655), and 9 months after (n=545) attending counseling. Breast cancer risk status was assessed and...

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PMID: 17719361
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2007.03.011

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