Health, coping, and well-being : perspectives from social comparison theory / edited by Bram P. Buunk, Frederick X. Gibbons.
| Other author | Buunk, Bram. |
| Other author | Gibbons, Frederick X. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1997. |
| Description | ix, 450 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Social comparison in health and illness : a historical overview / Bram P. Buunk, Frederick X. Gibbons and Monica Reis-Bergan -- Social comparison and unrealistic optimism about personal risk / William M. Klein and Neil D. Weinstein -- Health images and their effects on health behavior / Frederick X. Gibbons and Meg Gerrard -- Social comparison processes and AIDS risk and AIDS preventive behavior / Stephen J. Misovich, Jeffrey D. Fisher and William A. Fisher -- Future-oriented aspects of social comparisons : a framework for studying health-related comparison activity / Lisa G. Aspinwall -- Modes and families of coping : an analysis of social comparison in the structure of other cognitive and behavioral mechanisms / Thomas Ashby Wills -- Social comparison, lay referral and the decision to seek medical care / Jerry Suls, Rene Martin and Howard Leventhal -- Social comparison, affiliation and coping with acute medical threats / James A. Kulik and Heike I.M. Mahler -- Social comparison as a coping process : a critical review and application to chronic pain disorders / Howard Tennen and Glenn Affleck -- Social comparisons among cancer patients : under what conditions are comparisons upward and downward / Joanne V. Wood and Karen VanderZee -- Social comparisons and subjective well-being / Ed Diener and Fran Fujita -- Social comparisons and occupational stress : the identification-contrast model / Bram P. Buunk and Jan F. Ybema -- Social comparison processes in depression / Anthony H. Ahrens and Lauren B. Alloy -- Social comparison and health : a process model / Howard Leventhal, Shawna Hudson and Chantal Robitaille. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| LCCN | 96054802 |
| ISBN | 0805818588 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | R726.7 .H432 1997 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |