Stress and coping of midlife women in divorce transition

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 869-887

  Sakraida, Teresa J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping; Divorce; Middle age; Stress; Transition

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; DECISION MAKING; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 53349096663     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: 15528456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945907311324     Document Type: Article

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