Need satisfaction and catastrophizing: Explaining the relationship among emotional ambivalence, pain, and depressive symptoms

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 819-827

  Lu, Qian ^a   Uysal, Ahmet ^a   Teo, Irene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

ambivalence over emotional expression; catastrophizing; depressive symptoms; pain; self determination theory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATASTROPHIZING; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION;

CATASTROPHIZATION; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959354883     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105310392092     Document Type: Article

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