Physical health, self-reliance, and emotional control as moderators of the relationship between locus of control and mental health among men treated for prostate cancer

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 561-572

  Burns, Shaun Michael ^a   Mahalik, James R ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender scripts; Health locus of control; Masculinity; Mental health; Prostate cancer; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; EMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASCULINITY; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; POWERFUL OTHER PEOPLE HEALTH LOCUS OF CONTROL SCALE; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36;

EMOTIONS; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MEN; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33751288362     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-006-9076-1     Document Type: Article

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