Coping and physical health outcomes: an overview
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The past three decades have seen an explosion of research into how people cope with stress; over 33,000 articles have been published. Despite the initial theoretical justification for research into coping – that it would moderate the adverse effects of stress on physical health – relatively few published studies have actually examined this hypothesis. This special issue is an attempt to redirect researchers' attention to focusing on this issue. The results re-emphasize that there is no “magic bullet” in coping research; rather, the effects of coping are highly complex, and vary as a function of the type of stressor as well as the individual's characteristics. More complex theoretical and analytical models are needed to fully understand the impact of coping on physical health.
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- Authors
- Aldwin, C. M., & Park, C. L.
- Affiliations
- University of California, Davis (US)
- University of Connecticut (US)
- Venue
- Psychology & Health
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2004-06
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 277-281
- ISSN
- 0887-0446 (ISSN-L)
- 1476-8321
- OpenAlex
- W2061022096
- Cited by
- 62
- References
- 29
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- FWCI
- 2.01
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychology and Health (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Resilience and Mental Health
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health, psychology, and well-being
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Keywords
- coping, stress, physical health outcomes, stressor type, individual differences
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