Cancer-related masculine threat, emotional approach coping, and physical functioning following treatment for prostate cancer

Health Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 66-74

  Hoyt, Michael A ^a   Stanton, Annette L ^b   Irwin, Michael R ^c   Thomas, KaMala S ^d  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d PITZER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping self efficacy; Emotional approach coping; Emotional suppression; Masculinity; Prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RELATED MASCULINE THREAT; CONVALESCENCE; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONAL APPROACH COPING; EMOTIONALITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASCULINITY; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SEX ROLE; SEXUAL FUNCTION; THREAT; URINARY TRACT FUNCTION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; EMOTIONS; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MASCULINITY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 84877816588     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030020     Document Type: Article

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