Are modern health worries associated with somatosensory amplification, environmental attribution style, and commitment to complementary and alternative medicine?

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 144-149

  Köteles, Ferenc ^a   Bárány, Eszter ^a   Varsányi, Péter ^b   Bárdos, György ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b Hieronymus Bock School for Traditional Herbal Knowledge   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Attribution style; Modern health worries; Somatosensory amplification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STUDENTS;

EID: 84858707865     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2011.00908.x     Document Type: Article

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