Negative affect and physical symptom reporting: A test of explanatory models in two chronically ill populations

Psychology and Health

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 295-307

  Griffin, Kenneth W ^a   Friend, Ronald ^b   Kaell, Alan T ^b   Bennett, Ronald S ^b   Wadhwa, Nand K ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Disability; Disease severity; Negative affect; Self focus; Symptom reporting

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033411718     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870449908407329     Document Type: Article

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