Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-417) and index.
Contents:
Introduction and purpose of the book -- Why is stress important? -- Definitions of stress -- The physiology of stress -- Design and measurement issues in stress research -- Why is coping important? -- Theoretical approaches to coping -- Measurement of coping strategies -- Statistical issues in coping research -- Coping and mental health -- Coping and physical health -- Coping with traumatic stress -- Sociocultural aspects of coping -- Developmental studies of coping -- Stress-related growth and transformational coping -- Self-regulation, self-development, and wisdom.
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