01828nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001260007600042653001900118653003100137653001200168653002200180653002400202653001600226653002200242653001900264100002400283700001900307700002800326245004200354300001200396490000600408520112000414022001401534020001401548       1994                            d  c01/1994bSociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés10aPsychooncology10aRepressive style of coping10aAnxiety10aNegative emotions10aSocial Desirability10aRationality10aAnti-emotionality10aImmune System.1 aAntonio Cano Vindel1 aAgustina Sirgo1 aGumersindo Pérez Manga00aCancer and repressive style of coping  a101-1120 v03 aSubjects with repressive style of coping (RSC) or repressive style of response, are defined by low anxiety and high social desirability levels -both assessed by means of questionnaires- however high physiological and behavioral activation levels are obtained by physiological and behavioral records. The RSC can frequently be found among patients with cancer. In this work a group of patients with cancer and a control group are compared in some variables related to the potential RSC. The results show a potential RSC among cancer patients. Cancer patients score higher than control group in: Social Desirability, Control as opposite to Neuroticism, Behavior Control in a specific medical checkup situation, Rationality, Antiemotionality and Social Support. On the contrary, cancer patients score lower in Sincerity as opposite to Social Desirability, Anxiety-trait and Anger- expression. These results support the hypothesis of a high incidence of the RSC among cancer patients, and show the need to explore the ways of coping used by the subjects against their illness, in order to improve their quality of life.  a1134-7937  a2174-0437