Optimism, social support, and adjustment in African American women with breast cancer

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 433-444

  Shelby, Rebecca A ^a   Crespin, Tim R ^b   Wells Di Gregorio, Sharla M ^c   Lamdan, Ruth M ^d   Siegel, Jamie E ^e   Taylor, Kathryn L ^f  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Primetrics Inc   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Breast cancer; Optimism; Psychological adjustment; Social support

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OPTIMISM; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RADIOTHERAPY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 51849151537     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-008-9167-2     Document Type: Article

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