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Instead, we choose several variables in each category that are illustrative of factors that influence adjustment. The dispositional variables that we examine are sex and gender role. The illness reactions that we examine are self-esteem and perceptions of control, two of the central components of cognitive adaptation theory (Taylor, 1983). We examine multiple aspects of social support in our discussion of the social environment. Dispositional Variables Sex Do men or women adjust more poorly to chronic illness?
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