Preliminary Efficacy of an Intervention to Reduce Psychosocial Stress and Improve Coping in Low-Income Families

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 257-271

  Wadsworth, Martha E ^a   Santiago, Catherine DeCarlo ^b   Einhorn, Lindsey ^a   Etter, Erica M ^a   Rienks, Shauna ^a   Markman, Howard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping; Families; Poverty; Prevention; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; COLORADO; COUPLES THERAPY; CURRICULUM; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POVERTY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 80855132367     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-010-9384-z     Document Type: Article

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