Early stage breast cancer: Explaining level of psychosocial adjustment using structural equation modeling

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 557-580

  Vos, Petra J ^a   Garssen, Bert ^a   Visser, Adriaan P ^a   Duivenvoorden, Hugo J ^b   De Haes, Hanneke C J M ^c  

^a HELEN DOWLING INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Medical Psychology and Psychotherapy ^*  (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Coping; Psychosocial adjustment; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; BREAST TUMOR; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 15744362514     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-004-0003-z     Document Type: Article

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