The ways of coping checklist (WCC): Validation in french-speaking cancer patients

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1246-1256

  Cousson Gélie, Florence ^a   Cosnefroy, Olivier ^a   Christophe, Véronique ^b   Segrestan Crouzet, Carine ^a   Merckaert, Isabelle ^c   Fournier, Emmanuelle ^b   Libert, Yves ^c   Lafaye, Anaïs ^a   Razavi, Darius ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

^c JULES BORDET INSTITUTE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cancer; Confirmatory factor analysis; Coping; Measurement

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEOPLASM; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; CHECKLIST; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENTS;

EID: 78649275317     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105310364438     Document Type: Article

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