Pessimistic attributions and coping strategies as predictors of depressive symptoms in people with coronary heart disease

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 886-895

  Sanjuán, Pilar ^a   Arranz, Henar ^b   Castro, Almudena ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

coronary heart disease; depressive symptoms; effective coping strategies; ineffective coping strategies; pessimistic attributional style

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CORONARY DISEASE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865234506     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105311431175     Document Type: Article

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