Resilience as the ability to bounce back from stress: A neglected personal resource?

Journal of Positive Psychology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 166-176

  Smith, B W ^a   Tooley, E M ^a   Christopher, P J ^a   Kay, V S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bounce back; Negative affect; Perceived stress; Physical symptoms; Positive affect; Recovery; Resilience

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954157712     PISSN: 17439760     EISSN: 17439779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2010.482186     Document Type: Article

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