Masculinity Beliefs Predict Psychosocial Functioning in African American Prostate Cancer Survivors

American Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 400-408

  Campbell, Lisa C ^a   Keefe, Francis J ^b   Mckee, Daphne C ^b   Waters, Sandra J ^c   Moul, Judd W ^b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cultural disparity; health related quality of life; masculinity; men of color; prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHNOLOGY; FORECASTING; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MASCULINITY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATE TUMOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SURVIVOR; UNITED STATES;

AFFECT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MASCULINITY; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84866747769     PISSN: 15579883     EISSN: 15579891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557988312450185     Document Type: Article

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