An exploration of adjustment to pain: Interactions with attribution and individual difference variables

Psychology and Health

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-33

  McParland, Joanna L ^a   Whyte, Anne ^b   Murphy Black, Tricia ^c  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Changes in adjustment; Individual differences in adjustment; Other responsibility; Pain; Positive adjustment; Self defined adjustment

Indexed keywords

EID: 11944259699     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870440412331279755     Document Type: Article

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