Dispositional and Contextual Perspectives on Coping: Toward an Integrative Framework

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1387-1403

  Moos, Rudolf H ^b   Holahan, Charles J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR HEALTH CARE EVALUATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive functioning; Coping; Coping dispositions; Coping skills; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; COGNITION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; HUMAN; MALADJUSTMENT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; PERSONALITY; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELAPSE; REVIEW; SKILL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY; PROBLEM SOLVING; RECURRENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0344494478     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.10229     Document Type: Review

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