Brief report: Illness uncertainty and dispositional self-focus in adolescents and young adults with childhood-onset asthma

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 840-845

  Van Pelt, Jill C ^a   Mullins, Larry L ^b   Carpentier, Melissa Y ^c   Wolfe Christensen, Cortney ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Illness uncertainty; Pediatric asthma; Self focused attention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATTENTION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLLEGE STUDENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; SAMPLE SIZE; SELF MONITORING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGE OF ONSET; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 33748161753     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsj095     Document Type: Article

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