Bracing for loss

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 620-634

  Shepperd, James A ^a   Findley Klein, Cynthia ^b   Kwavnick, Kimberley D ^b   Walker, Danette ^b   Perez, Sylvia ^b  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEGATIVISM; PERSONALITY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL VALUES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0034170150     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.78.4.620     Document Type: Article

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