Negative affect relates to cross-sectional but not longitudinal symptom reporting: Data from elderly adults

Health Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 282-288

  Diefenbach, Michael A ^a,c,e   Leventhal, Elaine A ^b   Leventhal, Howard ^a,c   Patrick Miller, Linda ^a,d  

^a Rutgers University   (United States)

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

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly adults; Negative affect; Symptom reporting

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF EVALUATION; VACCINATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLACEBOS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); VACCINATION;

EID: 0030179903     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.15.4.282     Document Type: Article

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