Stress Exposure and Depression in Disadvantaged Women: The Protective Effects of Optimism and Perceived Control slides notes
This study measures the extent to which individual protective factors, such as optimism and perceived control over acute and chronic stressors, moderate the relationship between acute and chronic stress exposure and depression severity in a disadvantaged population.

Date Posted: Friday, October 05, 2007
Authors: Nancy Grote, Sarah E Bledsoe, Jill Larkin, Edward P. Lemay Jr., Charlotte Brown
Applicable Courses: Family and Child Practice, Mental Health Practice, Practice with Women
Topics: Children and Families, Mental Health

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This project is supported by the Distance Education Initiative, Office of the Provost, UNC-CH, and by the School of Social Work, UNC-CH.