Coping as a moderator of relations between reactivity to interpersonal stress, health status, and internalizing problems

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 347-368

  Connor Smith, Jennifer K ^a   Compas, Bruce E ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

coping; heart rate; internalizing problems; physical health; social stress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL PROBLEM; STRESS;

EID: 3042813584     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:COTR.0000031806.25021.d5     Document Type: Article

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