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Susan Folkman
Researcher at University of California, San Francisco
Publications - 130
Citations - 98264
Susan Folkman is an academic researcher from University of California, San Francisco. The author has contributed to research in topics: Coping (psychology) & Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The author has an hindex of 71, co-authored 130 publications receiving 92375 citations. Previous affiliations of Susan Folkman include University of California, Berkeley & University of California.
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Stress, appraisal, and coping
Richard S. Lazarus,Susan Folkman +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a detailed theory of psychological stress, building on the concepts of cognitive appraisal and coping, which have become major themes of theory and investigation in psychology.
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An analysis of coping in a middle-aged community sample
Susan Folkman,Richard S. Lazarus +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyzed the ways 100 community-residing men and women aged 45 to 64 coped with the stressful events of daily living during one year and found that coping conceptualized in either defensive or problem-solving terms is incomplete.
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If it changes it must be a process: Study of emotion and coping during three stages of a college examination.
Susan Folkman,Richard S. Lazarus +1 more
TL;DR: This natural experiment provides substantial evidence for the following major themes, which are based on a cognitively oriented, process-centered theory of stress and coping: First, a stressful encounter should be viewed as a dynamic, unfolding process, not as a static, unitary event.
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Dynamics of a stressful encounter: Cognitive appraisal, coping, and encounter outcomes.
TL;DR: In this paper, an intraindividual analysis of the interrelations among primary appraisal (what was at stake in the encounter), secondary appraisal (coping options), eight forms of problem-and emotion-focused coping, and encounter outcomes in a sample of community-residing adults was performed.