How do you feel? Self-esteem predicts affect, stress, social interaction, and symptom severity during daily life in patients with chronic illness

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 884-894

  Juth, Vanessa ^a   Smyth, Joshua M ^a   Santuzzi, Alecia M ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Daily life; Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA); Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SELF CARE; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STRESS; THEORETICAL MODEL; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ASTHMA; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 51649127025     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105308095062     Document Type: Article

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