Intrusion, avoidance, and daily negative affect among couples coping with prostate cancer: A dyadic investigation

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 246-253

  Fagundes, Christopher P ^a   Berg, Cynthia A ^a   Wiebe, Deborah J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Avoidance; Cancer; Intrusion; Marriage; Oncology

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSTATE TUMOR; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPOUSE; THINKING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPOUSES; THINKING;

EID: 84865097235     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027332     Document Type: Article

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