Sensitivity to disgust, stigma, and adjustment to life with a colostomy

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 787-803

  Smith, Dylan M ^a   Loewenstein, George ^b   Rozin, Paul ^c   Sherriff, Ryan L ^d   Ubel, Peter A ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Disgust; Stigma; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249016455     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2006.09.006     Document Type: Article

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