Modern health worries, subjective somatic symptoms, somatosensory amplification, and health anxiety in adolescents

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 773-781

  Freyler, Anett ^a   Kohegyi, Zita ^a   Köteles, Ferenc ^a   Kökönyei, Gyöngyi ^a   Bárdos, György ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

adolescence; anxiety; physical symptoms; psychological distress; well being

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANXIETY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETIOLOGY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENCE; ARTICLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDER; WELL-BEING;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANXIETY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENCE; ANXIETY; PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS; PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS; WELL-BEING;

EID: 84878362503     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105313479629     Document Type: Article

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