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22-12-2015 | Letter to the Editor

Negative affectivity, interpersonal conflict at work, and immunity: on the importance of considering stress in its complexity

Auteur: Renzo Bianchi

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Behavioral Medicine | Uitgave 2/2016

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Girardi et al. (2015) examined the mediating role of interpersonal conflict at work in the relationship between negative affectivity and the immune state of the individual, as indexed by pro-inflammatory cytokines Interleukin 1 beta, Interleukin 12, and Interleukin 17. The authors found that interpersonal conflict at work fully mediated the relationship between negative affectivity and each of the three pro-inflammatory cytokines under examination. The mediating effect remained significant after controlling for gender. In my estimation, the authors’ findings should be considered cautiously due to at least two unnoticed, but important, study limitations. …

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Titel: Negative affectivity, interpersonal conflict at work, and immunity: on the importance of considering stress in its complexity
Auteur: Renzo Bianchi
Publicatiedatum: 22-12-2015
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Behavioral Medicine / Uitgave 2/2016
Print ISSN: 0160-7715
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3521
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-015-9705-7

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