Coping with stress across the lifespan: Absolute vs. relative changes in strategy

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 298-317

  Amirkhan, James ^a   Auyeung, Bonnie ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Adults; Children; Coping; Lifespan; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447260046     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2007.04.002     Document Type: Article

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