Self-distancing buffers high trait anxious pediatric cancer caregivers against short- and longer-term distress

Clinical Psychological Science

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 629-640

  Penner, Louis A ^a   Guevarra, Darwin A ^b   Harper, Felicity W K ^a   Taub, Jeffrey ^c   Phipps, Sean ^d   Albrecht, Terrance L ^a   Kross, Ethan ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c Childrens Hospital of Michigan   (United States)

^d St Jude Children's Research Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticipatory anxiety; Pediatric cancer; Psychological distress; Self distancing; Vulnerable caregivers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986892998     PISSN: 21677026     EISSN: 21677034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2167702615602864     Document Type: Article

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