A study of high neuroticism in long-term survivors of childhood, adolescence, and young adult cancers.

ABSTRACT: Neuroticism is a basic personality trait concerning negative feelings under stressful conditions. Our purpose was to examine the rate of high neuroticism and factors associated with high neuroticism in long-term (≥ 5 years) survivors of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer (CAYACSs). Norwegian CAYACSs aged 0-39 years when diagnosed and treated between 1985 and 2009 for cancer in childhood/adolescence (0-18 years), or as young adults (19-39 years) and alive in 2015 were mailed a questionnaire. Data from 1629 CAYACSs (481 children/adolescents and 1148 young adults) were analyzed. High neuroticism was found in 44% of survivors of childhood/adolescent cancers versus 34% in survivors of young adult cancer (p < 0.001). The rate of high neuroticism in female CAYACSs was 40% and in males

SUBMITTER: Dahl AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9296654 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature