This review highlights consistent patterns in the literature associating positive affect (PA) and
physical health. However, it also raises serious conceptual and methodological …

The recent literature on self‐report measures of coping reactions and strategies is reviewed
and critically evaluated. Most of the coping research has focused on assessing several basic …

Although theoretical and empirical work on topics related to meaning and meaning making
proliferate, careful evaluation and integration of this area have not been carried out. Toward …

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 …

The literature on chronic diseases recognizes the role of illness cognition as a mediator
between stress and illness. Few conceptualizations and instruments, however, give an …

A growing number of investigators have used models of stress and coping to help explain
the differences in adjustment found among persons who experience chronic pain. This …

This study considers social network interactions as a potential source of both stress and
support for individuals coping with a chronic illness. The sample consisted of 101 recently …

The most recent high-profile advocate for Americans with disabilities, actor Christopher
Reeve, has highlighted for the public the economic and social costs of disability and the …

Severe burn injuries provide researchers with an opportunity to study the effects of painful
but usually transient trauma on psychological functioning. To that end, this article presents a …

The associations among coping, mood, and health variables were examined prospectively
over 2 years in 86 HIV positive (HIV+) and 167 HIV negative (HIV-) gay men undergoing the …