The role of hardiness in stress and illness: An exploration of the effect of negative affectivity and gender

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 137-161

  Klag, Stefanie ^a   Bradley, Graham ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MALE; NEUROSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFFECT; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; PERSONALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 2542600143     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135910704773891014     Document Type: Article

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