The case for positive emotions in the stress process

Anxiety, Stress and Coping

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-14

  Folkman, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive goal processes; Benefit finding; Coping theory; Meaning focused coping; Positive emotion; Positive meaningful events; Reordering priorities; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AFFECT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MENTAL STRESS; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AFFECT; GOALS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 36248951624     PISSN: 10615806     EISSN: 14772205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10615800701740457     Document Type: Article

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