Negative affect and self-report of physical symptoms: Two longitudinal studies of older adults

Health Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 193-199

  Leventhal, Elaine A ^a   Hansell, Stephen ^b   Diefenbach, Michael ^b   Leventhal, Howard ^b,c   Glass, David C ^b  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depressions; Negative affect; Physical symptoms

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; AFFECT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COMMON COLD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOMATOFORM DISORDER;

ACUTE DISEASE; AFFECT; AGED; ANXIETY; COMMON COLD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 0030138733     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.15.3.193     Document Type: Article

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