Childhood healthcare experience, healthcare attitudes, and optimism as predictors of adolescents' healthcare behavior

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 234-240

  Jones, Tina ^a   DeMore, Melissa ^b   Cohen, Lindsey L ^c   O'Connell, Cara ^d   Jones, Deborah ^e  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Healthcare; Healthcare experience; Optimism

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFE EVENT; LIFESTYLE; MALE; OPTIMISM; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 51049100826     PISSN: 10689583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10880-008-9126-7     Document Type: Article

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