Personality and Coming to Terms with Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Study of Five-Factor Traits and Illness Acceptance in Oncology Outpatients
Background/Objectives: A cancer diagnosis forces a rapid, often unwelcome reorganization of a patient’s sense of self, routines, and future plans, and patients vary considerably in how far they progress toward accepting that new reality. Personality is a candidate explanation for this variability, and although the Five...