Emotion-related primary and secondary appraisals, adjustment and coping: Associations in women awaiting breast disease diagnosis

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 377-391

  Lowe, Rob ^a   Vedhara, Kav ^b   Bennett, Paul ^c   Brookes, Emily ^b   Gale, Lone ^b   Munnoch, Kathy ^b   Schreiber Kounine, Christa ^b   Fowler, Clare ^b   Rayter, Zen ^b   Sammon, Alistair ^b   Farndon, John ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BREAST CANCER; BREAST DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTIVATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THEORY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANXIETY; BREAST DISEASES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 10744232687     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135910703770238257     Document Type: Article

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