Stress, coping, and health in families : sense of coherence and resiliency / editors Hamilton I. McCubbin ... [and others]..

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McCubbin, Hamilton I.

Series:

Resiliency in families series ; v. 1.

Resiliency in families series ; v. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Families--Mental health.

Families.

Families--Health and hygiene.

Stress (Psychology).

Adjustment (Psychology).

Resilience (Personality trait).

Life cycle, Human.

Physical Description:

xviii, 313 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, [1998]

Summary:

Rather than investigating the pathology of families under stress, this book takes the unusual step of studying individuals, families and ethnic groups moving towards health. This approach provides new insights as to why some families manage life events with relative ease and recover from adversity with renewed strength, harmony and purpose. The contributors develop the concept of a family and culturally induced sense of coherence as the key to promoting health and well-being.

Notes:

"Originally published by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and the Center for Excellence in Family Studies, 1994, under the title of Sense Of Coherence and Resiliency: Stress, Coping, and Health"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0761913963

0761913971

OCLC:

38890775