Measuring attachment security in patients with advanced cancer: Psychometric properties of a modified and brief Experiences in Close Relationships scale

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 490-499

  Lo, Christopher ^a,b,e   Walsh, Andrew ^b   Mikulincer, Mario ^c   Gagliese, Lucia ^a,b,d   Zimmermann, Camilla ^a   Rodin, Gary ^a,b  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^c INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTER   (Israel)

^d YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attachment; Cancer; Measurement; Oncology; Psychometrics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EXPERIENCES IN CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS SCALE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMPTOM;

DEPRESSION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEOPLASMS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 67949106553     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1417     Document Type: Article

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