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Peer reviewedMcClelland, David C. – American Psychologist, 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
