Investigating the effects of conscientiousness on daily stress, affect and physical symptom processes: A daily diary study

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 311-328

  Gartland, Nicola ^a   O'Connor, Daryl B ^a   Lawton, Rebecca ^a   Ferguson, Eamonn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Affect; Attrition; Daily Diaries; Hassles; Multilevel modelling; Personality; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CONSCIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; CONSCIENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898782375     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: 20448287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjhp.12077     Document Type: Article

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