Using the interpersonal perspective, we examined social correlates of dispositional optimism. In Study 1, optimism and pessimism were associated with warm-dominant and hostile-submissive interpersonal styles, respectively, across four samples, and had expected associations with social support and interpersonal stressors. In 300 married couples, Study 2 replicated these findings regarding interp...

This longitudinal study examined the role of coping strategies and posttraumatic growth (PTG) on the psychological adjustment to breast cancer trajectory. The participants were 50 women assessed at the time of surgery (T1), during adjuvant treatment (T2) and six months after the end of treatment (T3). Women completed questionnaires assessing coping strategies, PTG and psychological adjustment (...

Summary . The current biopsychosocial paradigm in medicine and medical psychology ensures the development of theory methodology psychodiagnostics as a comprehensive study psychological psychosocial factors underlying mental adaptation. diagnostic prenosological initial manifestations borderline spectrum disorders designated adjustment ICD-10 (F43.2), requires criteria qualification real or pote...