Type D personality, quality of life and physical symptoms in the general population: A dimensional analysis

Psychology and Health

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 365-373

  Stevenson, Christie ^a   Williams, Lynn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

negative affectivity; physical symptoms; quality of life; social inhibition; Type D

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892559625     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2013.856433     Document Type: Article

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