Dealing with negative life events: Differential effects of personal resources, coping strategies, and control beliefs

European Journal of Ageing

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 167-180

  Jopp, Daniela S ^a   Schmitt, Marina ^b  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Control beliefs; Coping strategies; Critical life events; Midlife; Resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956925999     PISSN: 16139372     EISSN: 16139380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-010-0160-6     Document Type: Article

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