The moderating effects of anxiety and breast cancer locus of control on depression

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 687-694

  Naus, Mary J ^a   Price, Esther C ^a   Peter, Magdalene P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Breast cancer; Control beliefs; Depression; Health locus of control

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVAL; COGNITION; CONTROL SYSTEM; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALADJUSTMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CULTURE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVORS;

EID: 23944505208     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105305055324     Document Type: Article

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