Short communication: De-stressing mommy: Ameliorative association with dispositional optimism and resiliency

Stress and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 393-400

  Baldwin, Debora R ^a   Kennedy, Donna L ^a   Armata, Pamela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Motherhood; Optimism; Resiliency; Salivary IgA; Stress

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; SALIVA PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONCEPT FORMATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIFE EVENT; LIFE ORIENTATION TEST; LIFE STRESS; MATERNAL STRESS; OPTIMISM; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECENT LIFE CHANGES QUESTIONNAIRE; RESILIENCE SCALE FOR ADULTS; RESILIENCY; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SUPPORT GROUP; WORKING MOTHER;

EID: 64149090367     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: 15322998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.1189     Document Type: Article

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