Neuroticism and Reactions to Social Comparison Information among Cancer Patients

Journal of Personality

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 175-194

  Van Der Zee, Karen ^a   Buunk, Bram ^a   Sanderman, Robbert ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0032037833     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6494.00008     Document Type: Article

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