Assessing coping flexibility in real-life and laboratory settings: A multimethod approach

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 814-833

  Cheng, Cecilia ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 85047682880     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.80.5.814     Document Type: Article

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