The association between regulatory focus and distress in patients with a chronic disease: The moderating role of partner support

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63-78

  Schokker, Marike C ^a   Links, Thera P ^a   Luttik, Marie Louise ^a   Hagedoorn, Mariët ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 75149138830     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135910709X429091     Document Type: Article

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