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Personality and Constitution as Mediators in the Stress-Illness Relationship

Suzanne C. Kobasa, Salvatore R. Maddi, Sheila Courington

Journal of Health and Social Behavior · 1981 · 525 citations · 18 references

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Social SciencesBehavioral SciencesPsychologyHealth PsychologyPersonality PsychologyStress PhysiologyPersonality TraitsPsychological StressStress-related DisordersStressor-related DisordersAdditive EffectsIndependent VariablesLife Events StressMediating MechanismsMiddle ManagersPsychological HardinessStress-life Relationship

Abstract

Suzanne C. Kobasa, Salvatore R. Maddi, Sheila Courington, Personality and Constitution as Mediators in the Stress-Illness Relationship, Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Vol. 22, No. 4 (Dec., 1981), pp. 368-378

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