Assessing subjective change in chronic illness: An examination of response shift in health-related and goal-oriented subjective status

Psychology and Health

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 813-828

  Yardley, Lucy ^a   Dibb, Bridget ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Psychological adjustment; Questionnaires; Response shift; Social comparison

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547700409     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14768320601124808     Document Type: Article

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