Control beliefs, coping and emotions: Exploring relationships to explain fibromyalgia health outcomes

International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 459-476

  Lledó Boyer, Ana ^a   Pastor Mira, María Angeles ^a   Pons Calatayud, Nieves ^a   López Roig, Sofía ^a   Rodríguez Marín, Jesús ^a   Bruehl, Stephen ^b  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitions; Coping; Ex post facto study; Fibromyalgia; Health status

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956777919     PISSN: 16972600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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