Coping strategies: A prospective study of patterns, stability, and relationships with psychological distress

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 142-150

  Nielsen, Morten B ^a,b   Knardahl, Stein ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Brief cope; Cluster analysis; Longitudinal survey; Mental health; Profiles

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84896387995     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sjop.12103     Document Type: Article

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