Mediation by illness perceptions of the effect of personality and health threat communication on coping with the diagnosis of diabetes

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 623-642

  Lawson, V L ^a   Bundy, C ^b   Belcher, J ^a   Harvey, J N ^a,c  

^a Wrexham Academic Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c WREXHAM MAELOR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; COMMUNICATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF CARE; SELF EFFICACY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955360285     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135910709X478664     Document Type: Article

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