Goal striving and maladaptive coping in adults living with spinal cord injury: Associations with affective well-being

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 158-176

  MacKay, James ^a   Charles, Susan T ^a   Kemp, Bryan ^a,b   Heckhausen, Jutta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RANCHO LOS AMIGOS NATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

affect; coping; functional disability; well being

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROL; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STATISTICS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; GOALS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651305689     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264310382039     Document Type: Article

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