Self-blame attributions in women with newly diagnosed breast cancer: A prospective study of psychological adjustment

Health Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 475-481

  Glinder, Judith G ^b   Compas, Bruce E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Psychological distress; Self blame; Stress adaptation

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF ESTEEM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 0032832542     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.18.5.475     Document Type: Article

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