Expect the best and prepare for the worst: Anticipatory coping and preparations for Y2K

Motivation and Emotion

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 357-388

  Aspinwall, Lisa G ^a,b   Sechrist, Gretchen B ^a,c   Jones, Paul R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Anticipatory coping; Damage estimates; Disaster preparedness; Optimism; Primary control; Proactive coping; Religious coping; Secondary control; Worry

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746855063     PISSN: 01467239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11031-006-9008-y     Document Type: Review

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