The impact of dispositional emotional expressivity and social constraints on distress among prostate cancer patients in Iceland

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-61

  Agustsdottir, Sjofn ^a   Kristinsdottir, Aslaug ^a   Jonsdottir, Katrin ^a   Larusdottir, Solrun Osk ^a   Smari, Jakob ^a   Valdimarsdottir, Heiddis B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; EMOTION; HUMAN; ICELAND; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PERCEPTION; PROSTATE TUMOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS;

AGED; EXPRESSED EMOTION; HUMANS; ICELAND; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 75149126813     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135910709X426148     Document Type: Article

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