Naturalistically Observed Swearing, Emotional Support, and Depressive Symptoms in Women Coping With Illness

Health Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 789-792

  Robbins, Megan L ^a   Focella, Elizabeth S ^a   Kasle, Shelley ^c   López, Ana María ^b   Weihs, Karen L ^b   Mehl, Matthias R ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Depression; Electronically Activated Recorder; Language; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONAL SUPPORT; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL CARE; SWEARING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; SEMANTICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 82055202802     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0023431     Document Type: Article

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