Stress-related growth among the recently bereaved

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 463-476

  Caserta, Michael ^a   Lund, Dale ^a   Utz, Rebecca ^a   De Vries, Brian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticipated loss; Cognitive processing; Loss and restoration oriented coping; Partner loss; Religiosity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SELF REPORT; SPOUSE; STRESS RELATED GROWTH; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WIDOW;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEREAVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SAN FRANCISCO; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WIDOWHOOD;

EID: 67949088298     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860802534641     Document Type: Article

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