Expression and ambivalence over expression of negative emotion: Cross-sectional associations with psychosocial factors and health-related quality of life in postmenopausal women

Journal of Women and Aging

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 25-40

  Michael, Yvonne L ^a,c   Wisdom, Jennifer P ^a   Perrin, Nancy ^b,c   Bowen, Deborah ^d   Cochrane, Barbara B ^d   Brzyski, Robert ^e   Ritenbaugh, Cheryl ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer prone personality; Expression of emotion; Health related quality of life; Personality; Psychosocial; Women's health

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EXPRESSED EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33749619496     PISSN: 08952841     EISSN: 15407322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J074v18n02_03     Document Type: Article

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