The life course and the stress process: Some conceptual comparisons

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 65 B, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 207-215

  Pearlin, Leonard I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Conceptual specification; Life course paradigm; Stress process paradigm

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77249136822     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbp106     Document Type: Article

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