Investigating the cognitive precursors of emotional response to cancer stress: Re-testing Lazarus's transactional model

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 97-121

  Hulbert Williams, N J ^a   Morrison, V ^b   Wilkinson, C ^b   Neal, R D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

COGNITION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEOPLASMS; PATIENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872384272     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: 20448287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8287.2012.02082.x     Document Type: Article

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