Body-self unity and self-esteem in patients with rheumatic diseases

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 672-684

  Bode, Christina ^a   Van Der Heij, Anouk ^a   Taal, Erik ^a   Van De Laar, Mart A F J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b MEDISCH SPECTRUM TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

biopsychosocial model; body experience; body self unity; functional limitations; illness cognitions; rheumatic disease; self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SELF CONCEPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PATIENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650151724     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2010.507774     Document Type: Article

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