Does Personality Matter in Diabetes Adherence? Exploring the Pathways between Neuroticism and Patient Adherence in Couples with Type 2 Diabetes.
Joshua R NovakJared R AndersonMatthew D JohnsonNathan R HardyAnn WalkerAllison WilcoxVirginia L LewisDavid C RobbinsPublished in: Applied psychology. Health and well-being (2017)
The results from this study provide evidence that both patient and spouse personality traits are associated with patient dietary and exercise adherence through increased emotional distress-albeit different emotional pathways for patients and spouses-and lower couple confidence in the patients' ability to manage their diabetes.