Stress, Coping, and Development : An Integrative Perspective

Carolyn M Aldwin

ISBN 10: 1572308400 / ISBN 13: 9781572308404

Published by Guilford Publications Mär 2007, 2007

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Neuware - How do people cope with stressful experiences What makes a coping strategy effective for a particular individual This volume comprehensively examines the nature of psychosocial stress and the implications of different coping strategies for adaptation and health across the lifespan. Carolyn M. Aldwin synthesizes a vast body of knowledge within a conceptual framework that emphasizes the transactions between mind and body and between persons and environments. She analyzes different kinds of stressors and their psychological and physiological effects, both negative and positive. Ways in which coping is influenced by personality, relationships, situational factors, and culture are explored. The book also provides a methodological primer for stress and coping research, critically reviewing available measures and data analysis techniques.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Stress, Coping, and Development : An Integrative Perspective
• Publisher: Guilford Publications Mär 2007
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1572308400
• ISBN 13: 9781572308404
• Binding: Buch
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 234W x 161H x 32D millimeters 234 millimeters width by 161 millimeters height by 32 millimeters depth
• Weight: 721 grams

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Synopsis

How do people cope with stressful experiences? What makes a coping strategy effective for a particular individual? This volume comprehensively examines the nature of psychosocial stress and the implications of different coping strategies for adaptation and health across the lifespan. Carolyn M. Aldwin synthesizes a vast body of knowledge within a conceptual framework that emphasizes the transactions between mind and body and between persons and environments. She analyzes different kinds of stressors and their psychological and physiological effects, both negative and positive. Ways in which coping is influenced by personality, relationships, situational factors, and culture are explored. The book also provides a methodological primer for stress and coping research, critically reviewing available measures and data analysis techniques.

About the Author

Carolyn M. Aldwin, PhD, is Professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences at Oregon State University. She received her doctorate from the University of California, San Francisco, in 1982, and was a National Institute of Mental Health postdoctoral scholar in Human Development, Environmental Demands, and Health at the University of California, Irvine. Dr. Aldwin received a FIRST award from the National Institute on Aging for her study of psychosocial factors and health in aging early in her career at the Boston Veterans Administration, and has published over 90 articles and chapters in this area. She is a fellow of both Divisions 20 (Adult Development and Aging) and 38 (Health Psychology) of the American Psychological Association, as well as of the Gerontological Society of America.