A stitch in time: Self-regulation and proactive coping

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 417-436

  Aspinwall, Lisa G ^a   Taylor, Shelley E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CONTROL; DEFENSE MECHANISM; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MENTAL STRESS; PROACTIVE INHIBITION; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; PROACTIVE INHIBITION; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0031135680     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.121.3.417     Document Type: Article

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