Personality and coping: A context for examining celebrity worship and mental health

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 411-428

  Maltby, John ^a,g   Day, Liza ^b   McCutcheon, Lynn E ^c   Gillett, Raphael ^a   Houran, James ^d,e   Ashe, Diane D ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c DEVRY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TrueBeginnings LLC   (United States)

^e Integrated Knowledge Systems   (United States)

^f University of Leicester ^*

^g UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; PUBLIC FIGURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FAMOUS PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 9944233915     PISSN: 20448295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/0007126042369794     Document Type: Review

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