Frequency of use and impact of coping strategies assessed by the COPE Inventory and their relationships to post-event health and well-being

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 982-991

  Litman, Jordan A ^a   Lunsford, George D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptance coping; COPE inventory; Growth; Instrumental social support; Problem and emotion focused coping; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349782790     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105309341207     Document Type: Article

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