The influence of income level and ethnicity on coping strategies

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 39-45

  Brantley, Phillip J ^a,d   O'Hea, Erin L ^a   Jones, Glenn ^b   Mehan, Dan J ^c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UMDNJ Univ of Behavioral HealthCare   (United States)

^d PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Income; Primary care; Ways of coping

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTION; ETHNOLOGY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLING; SOCIAL CLASS; STRESS;

EID: 1842729405     PISSN: 08822689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014001208005     Document Type: Article

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