The Oxford Handbook of Stress, Health, and Coping

Susan Folkman, Ph.D., is Director of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine and Distinguished Professor of Integrative Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine.Peter E. Nathan is the University of Iowa Foundation Distinguished Professor of Psychology.

"At the pinnacle of her career, Susan Folkman has gathered the most thorough and up-to-date information on stress, health, and coping that science has to offer. It reflects her signature attention to the complexities and scope of human responses to adversity, encompassing both negative and positive processes and outcomes. Scientists and practitioners alike will benefit from learning the latest research articulated by the leading scientists represented in thisvolume." Barbara L. Fredrickson, Ph.D. Kenan Distinguished Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill"THE OXFORD HANDBOOK OF STRESS, HEALTH, AND COPING is an outstanding collection of chapters authored by eminent figures in the field. Not only is the contributor list outstanding, the coverage of topics is also superb. This book is certain to become the go-to volume for people from wide-ranging disciplines who are interested in the topics of stress, coping, and health." Charles S. Carver, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, University of Miami"This is a superb book. Susan Folkman, one of the pioneers of stress and coping research, has assembled a rich collection of essays by the current leaders of the field. The chapters in this book provide a wonderful overview of the current state of the field, integrating sharp critical insights with the newest research developments into a single, well-organized volume that will serve as a valuable resource for researchers, theorists, students, educators, andpractitioners." George A. Bonanno, Ph.D. Professor of Clinical Psychology, Columbia University"This excellent book is full of research findings that lay a solid foundation for this area of study. The authors not only talk about stress and coping processes, they also address intervention. It is must reading for anyone involved in health psychology." -- Cermak Health Services"Folkman (emer., integrative medicine, Univ. of San Francisco) is a superb editor. This handbook includes chapters from highly regarded scholars of stress, coping, and health who apply their expertise to summarize past research, describe current trends, and outline future directions and applicationsEL This is a thorough, engaging volume. Summing Up: Essential. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals." -- American LibraryAssociation"This is a comprehensive look at stress and coping, from both a developmental and social perspective, that also extensively discusses the assessment of coping processes and the effects of coping intervention. This excellent book is full of research findings that lay a solid foundation for this area of study. The authors not only talk about stress and coping processes, they also address intervention. It is must reading for anyone involved in health psychology.92/100." -- Gary B Kaniuk, Psy.D., DOODY'S"In her introduction to this excellent volume, Folkman describes two themes in the literature on psychological stress, namely, negative effects of stress on mental and physical health, and the maintenance of well-being and resilience in individuals confronting stress... This handbook amply demonstrates how both themes are on prominent display in the active and productive field of psychological stress science, whose leaders are well represented among theoutstanding cast of contributors to this book. It is especially effective in conveying recent progress regarding positive outcomes of stress... Folkman's volume highlights coping and positive stress outcomeswithin a distinctly psychological perspective... and should find a place alongside these and other major stress volumes on the bookshelves of many students, researchers, and clinicians, where it will serve as an essential resource for understanding psychological responses to adversity." --Richard J. Contrada, review in PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY

• Part One: Overview and Introduction 1. Stress, Health, and Coping: An Overview Susan Folkman Part Two: Developmental Perspectives on Stress and Coping 2. Stress and Coping across the LifespanCarolyn Aldwin 3. Perceived Control and the Development of CopingEllen A. Skinner and Melanie J. Zimmer-Gembeck Part Three: Social Aspects of Stress and Coping 4. Gender, Stress, and CopingVicki S. Helgeson 5. Affiliation and StressShelley E. Taylor 6. Couples Coping with Chronic IllnessTracey A. Revenson and Anita DeLongis Part Four: Models of Stress, Coping, and Positive and Negative Outcomes 7. Conservation of Resources Theory: Its Implication for Stress, Health, and ResilienceStevan E. Hobfoll 8. Coping with Bereavement Margaret S. Stroebe 9. Resilience: The Meanings, Methods, and Measures of a Fundamental Characteristic of Human AdaptationAlex J. Zautra and John W. Reich 10. Positive Emotions, Coping, and ResilienceMichele M. Tugade 11. Hedonic Adaptation to Positive and Negative ExperiencesSonja Lyubomirsky Part Five: Coping Processes and Positive and Negative Outcomes 12. Meaning, Coping, and Health and Well-BeingCrystal L. Park 13. Benefit Finding and Sense Making in Chronic IllnessKenneth I. Pakenham 14. Religion and Coping: The Current State of KnowledgeKenneth I. Pargament 15. Coping, Spirituality, and Health in HIVGail Ironson and Heidemarie Kremer 16. Self-Regulation of Unattainable Goals and Pathways to Quality of LifeCarsten Wrosch 17. Future-Oriented Thinking, Proactive Coping, and the Management of Potential Threats to Health and Well-BeingLisa G. Aspinwall Part Six: Assessing Coping: New Technologies and Concepts 18. Regulating Emotions during Stressful Experiences: The Adaptive Utility of Coping through Emotional ApproachAnnette L. Stanton 19. The Dynamics of Stress, Coping, and Health: Assessing Stress and Coping Processes in Near Real TimeMark D. Litt, Howard Tennen, and Glenn Affleck Part Seven: Coping Interventions 20. Coping Interventions and the Regulation of Positive Affect Judith Tedlie Moskowitz 21. Stress, Coping, and Health in HIV/AIDSMichael H. Antoni Part Eight: Conclusions and Future Directions 22. Stress, Health, and Coping: Synthesis, Commentary, and Future Directions Susan Folkman