An experimental examination of learned helplessness in older adolescents and young adults with long-standing asthma

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 259-270

  Chaney, John M ^a   Mullins, Larry L ^b   Uretsky, Debra L ^b   Pace, Terry M ^b   Werden, Donald ^b   Hartman, Valerie L ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Asthma; Learned helplessness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; HELPLESSNESS; HUMAN; PROBLEM SOLVING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HELPLESSNESS, LEARNED; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE OF RESULTS (PSYCHOLOGY); LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033067987     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/24.3.259     Document Type: Article

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