Stress exposure and depression in disadvantaged women: The protective effects of optimism and perceived control

Social Work Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-33

  Grote, Nancy K ^a   Bledsoe, Sarah E ^b   Larkin, Jill ^a   Lemay Jr , Edward P ^c   Brown, Charlotte ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute stressors; Chronic stressors; Depression severity; Optimism; Perceived control

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247492498     PISSN: 10705309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/swr/31.1.19     Document Type: Article

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