Dispositional optimism as a predictor of men's decision-related distress after localized prostate cancer

Health Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 135-143

  Steginga, Suzanne K ^a,b   Occhipinti, Stefano ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CANCER COUNCIL QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decision related distress; Optimism; Threat appraisal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER THERAPY; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPTIMISM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROSTATE CANCER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THREAT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33645753792     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.25.2.135     Document Type: Article

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