The moderating effects of gender on the associations between multidimensional hostility and psychosomatic symptoms: A Chinese case

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 286-293

  Weng, Chia Ying ^a   Lin, I Mei ^a   Jiang, Ding Yu ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Expressive hostility behavior; Multidimensional hostility; Negative health behavior; Psychosomatic symptom; Suppressive hostility behavior

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; STUDENT; TAIWAN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; SOCIAL VALUES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STUDENTS; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954393088     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: 1464066X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207591003587697     Document Type: Article

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