Personality as a predictor of hypochondriacal concerns: Results from two longitudinal studies

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 307-312

  Ferguson, Eamonn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Big 5; Hypochondriacal concerns; Longitudinal; Personality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY; PREDICTION; REDUCTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; BLOOD DONORS; EMOTIONS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; INTELLIGENCE; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 1842523156     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(03)00121-1     Document Type: Article

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