caa a22 4500 467917493 CHVBK 20180406152907.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170328e20060301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11205-005-4856-5 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11205-005-4856-5 Are People Emotionally Predisposed to Experience Lower Quality of Life? The Impact of Negative Affectivity on Quality of Life in Patients Recovering from Cardiac Surgery [Elektronische Daten] [Efharis Panagopoulou, Anthony Montgomery, Alexis Benos, Stan Maes] Negative affectivity has been defined as a predisposition to experience intense states of negative emotions. As a trait concept it is a dimension that reflects stable and pervasive differences in negative mood and self-concept. There has been systematic evidence linking negative affectivity to anxiety, depression, psychosomatic complaints, pain symptoms, and adherence to life style changes. Several studies have demonstrated a link between negative affectivity and quality of life. However, as the majority of these studies have been cross-sectional, it has been difficult to establish causal relations between quality of life and negative affect. The present study is a longitudinal investigation of negative affectivity and quality of life in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (N = 157). Negative affectivity and quality of life were assessed with the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) and with the MacNew Quality of Life after Myocardial Infarction Questionnaire (MacNew QLMI) on admission day, one, and six months after the operation. Causal and reciprocal relationships were tested using a cross-lagged designs analysis via structural equation modeling. Results indicated that the causal model represented the best fit to the data. Results of the study are discussed in terms of the clinical importance of identifying patients at risk of experiencing severe restrictions in their quality of life. Springer, 2006 cardiac surgery nationallicence negative affectivity nationallicence quality of life nationallicence Panagopoulou Efharis Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24, Thessaloniki, Greece aut Montgomery Anthony Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Medical University of Bahrain, Seef, Kingdom of Bahrain aut Benos Alexis Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24, Thessaloniki, Greece aut Maes Stan Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands aut Social Indicators Research Kluwer Academic Publishers 76/1(2006-03-01), 55-69 0303-8300 76:1<55 2006 76 11205 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-005-4856-5 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-005-4856-5 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Panagopoulou Efharis Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24, Thessaloniki, Greece aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Montgomery Anthony Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Medical University of Bahrain, Seef, Kingdom of Bahrain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Benos Alexis Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24, Thessaloniki, Greece aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Maes Stan Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Social Indicators Research Kluwer Academic Publishers 76/1(2006-03-01), 55-69 0303-8300 76:1<55 2006 76 11205 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer