Coherence and transituational generality in coping: The unity and the diversity

Anxiety, Stress and Coping

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 155-172

  Ptacek, J T ^a   Smith, Ronald E ^b   Raffety, Brian D ^c   Lindgren, Kristen P ^b  

^a BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Circumplex Inc

Author keywords

Aggregation; Consistency; Coping

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REPRODUCIBILITY; TEMPERAMENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 41149116653     PISSN: 10615806     EISSN: 14772205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10615800701466467     Document Type: Article

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