Stress and the life course: A paradigmatic alliance

Gerontologist

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 239-247

  Pearlin, Leonard I ^a   Skaff, Marilyn McKean ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping; Mastery; Secondary stressors

Indexed keywords

AGING; CONFERENCE PAPER; COPING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ASPECT; STRESS;

EID: 0029983282     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/36.2.239     Document Type: Conference Paper

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