A longitudinal study of appraisal and coping using repeated measures of stressor, importance, frustration and coping response

Stress Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 81-91

  Frederikson, Lesley G ^a   Dewe, Philip J ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Appraisal; Coping; Frustration; Importance; Person environment; Relationship; Stress; Work stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; COPING BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH;

EID: 0029986645     PISSN: 07488386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1700(199604)12:2<81::AID-SMI693>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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