Coping with early stage breast cancer: Examining the influence of personality traits and interpersonal closeness

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue FEB, 2015, Pages

  Saita, Emanuela ^a   Acquati, Chiara ^b   Kayser, Karen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Close relationships; Coping strategies; Interpersonal closeness; Personality traits

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926490593     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00088     Document Type: Article

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