Perfectionism and other related trait measures as predictors of mortality in diabetic older adults: A six-and-a-half-year longitudinal study

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1058-1070

  Fry, Prem S ^a   Debats, Dominique L ^b  

^a TRINITY WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

dependency; diabetics; mortality; perfectionism; resilience

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PERSONALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALBERTA; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PERSONALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 80053475915     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105311398684     Document Type: Article

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