Causal dimensions of college students' perceptions of physical symptoms

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 95-110

  Swartzman, Leora C ^a   Lees, Mary C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

attributions; multidimensional scaling; physical symptoms; students

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; PERCEPTION; RATING SCALE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTROL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUSALITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SICK ROLE; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; STUDENTS;

EID: 0029658093     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01857601     Document Type: Article

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