Health, Identities, and Stress

Author

Daniel Burton Shank, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow

Abstract

In many ways identities can alter stress processes leading to differential health outcomes; and, less studied, identities also develop as the outcome of stress and health behavior. Stressors and the meaning of those stressors are often affiliated with specific identities. Therefore, identities also provide social support and buffering resources to reduce the stress processes on health outcomes.

Recommended Citation

Shank, D. B. (2014). Health, Identities, and Stress. The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Health, Illness, Behavior, and Society John Wiley & Sons, Inc..

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118410868.wbehibs299

Department(s)

Psychological Science

Keywords and Phrases

Coping; Health Behavior; Identity; Self; Stress

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc., All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Feb 2014