Coping with Chronic Stress by Unhealthy Behaviors: A Re-Evaluation among Older Adults by Race/Ethnicity

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 805-825

  Rodriquez, Erik J ^a   Gregorich, Steven E ^a   Livaudais Toman, Jennifer ^a   Pérez Stable, Eliseo J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

depression; minorities; stress; unhealthy behaviors

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANCESTRY GROUP; CALIFORNIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; CALIFORNIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; RISK-TAKING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85023766753     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264316645548     Document Type: Article

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