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Interplay of Concurrent Positive and Negative Interpersonal Events in the Prediction of Daily Negative Affect and Fatigue for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients by Finan, P. H, Okun, M. A, Kruszewski, D, Davis, M. C, Zautra, A. J, Tennen, H

“…Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the interaction of daily concurrent positive interpersonal events (PIE) and negative interpersonal events…”
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Vulnerability to stress among women in chronic pain from fibromyalgia and osteoarthritis by Davis, M C, Zautra, A J, Reich, J W

“…In two investigations, we studied vulnerability to the negative effects of stress among women in chronic pain from 2 types of musculoskeletal illnesses,…”
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Exploring the relationship between disease-related pain and cortisol levels in women with osteoarthritis by Carlesso, Lisa C., PhD, Sturgeon, John A, Zautra, Alex J

“…Summary Objectives To determine if 1) Osteoarthritis (OA)-related pain is associated with the diurnal cortisol pattern and cortisol levels; 2) the diurnal…”
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Major Life Events and Minor Stressors: Identifying Mediational Links in the Stress Process by Pillow, David R, Zautra, Alex J, Sandler, Irwin

“…Whether the relationship between major life events and distress is mediated through minor stressors was examined in three stress groups: those who (a)…”
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Investigations of the ongoing stressful situations among those with chronic illness by Zautra, A J

“…This paper examines methods of adaptation among those faced with stress from chronic health problems. Studies of disabled older adults and those with…”
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Spouse Criticism and Support: Their Association With Coping and Psychological Adjustment Among Women With Rheumatoid Arthritis by Manne, Sharon L, Zautra, Alex J

“…Examined whether psychological adjustment of women with rheumatoid arthritis would be related to the support and criticism the patient received from the…”
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Stressful events and information processing dispositions moderate the relationship between positive and negative affect: implications for pain patients by Potter, P T, Zautra, A J, Reich, J W

“…Relationships between positive affect, negative affect, and pain were analyzed as a prospective function of stressful events in a sample of rheumatoid…”
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Stressful Life Events' Effects on Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity by Potter, Phillip T, Zautra, Alex J

“…A 53-year-old female rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patient endured 2 unexpected family deaths during a 12-week study investigating the prospective relationships…”
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Proinflammatory cytokines and sickness behavior in rheumatic diseases by Lorton, D, Lubahn, C L, Zautra, A J, Bellinger, D L

“…This review describes mechanisms of immune-to-brain signaling that may contribute to disease-related changes in mood, affect and behavior in chronic…”
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Depression and reactivity to stress in older women with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis by Zautra, A J, Smith, B W

“…The purpose of this study was to examine the role of depressive symptoms in reactivity to stress and pain in older women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and…”
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Coping with a Community Stressor: The Threat of a Hazardous Waste Facility by Bachrach, Kenneth M., Zautra, Alex J.

“…One way people cope with communitywide stressors that affect them is to get involved in activities such as attending meetings, writing letters, and circulating…”
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An examination of individual differences in the relationship between interpersonal stress and disease activity among women with rheumatoid arthritis by Zautra, A J, Hoffman, J M, Matt, K S, Yocum, D, Potter, P T, Castro, W L, Roth, S

“…The effects of interpersonal stress on disease activity were examined for married women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who differ in the quality of their…”
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Arthritis and Perceptions of Quality of Life: An Examination of Positive and Negative Affect in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients by Zautra, Alex J, Burleson, Mary H, Smith, Craig A, Blalock, Susan J, Wallston, Kenneth A, DeVellis, Robert F, DeVellis, Brenda M, Smith, Timothy W

“…The utility of measuring both positive and negative affective states for assessing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients was examined in 3 independent samples of…”
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Measuring small life events by Zautra, A J, Guarnaccia, C A, Dohrenwend, B P

“…The development of an inventory to assess small events is described. In the construction of the inventory specific criteria were established and existing event…”
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Testing Latent Longitudinal Models of Social Ties and Depression Among the Elderly: A Comparison of Distribution-Free and Maximum Likelihood Estimates With Nonnormal Data by Finch, John F, Zautra, Alex J

“…Using a latent-variable modeling approach, relationships between social ties and depression were studied in a sample of 201 older adults. Both positive and…”
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Psychological Impact of Illness Downturns: A Comparison of New and Chronic Conditions by Erdal, Kristi J, Zautra, Alex J

“…Older adults ( N = 166) who had chronic arthritis, a chronic vision problem, new arthritis symptoms, or a new vision problem were compared with older adult…”
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Coping Success and Its Relationship to Psychological Distress for Older Adults by Zautra, Alex J, Wrabetz, Amy B

“…The role of coping success on psychosocial distress was investigated in 147 older adults who experienced a major health problem and 82 older adults who…”
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Predicting the everyday life events of older adults by Zautra, A J, Finch, J F, Reich, J W, Guarnaccia, C A

“…Predicting the everyday life events of people is a relatively unexplored topic, although several major theoretical approaches deal with related issues. The…”
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Spouse encouragement of self-reliance and other-reliance in rheumatoid arthritis couples by REICH, J. W, ZAUTRA, A. J

“…Studying and helping couples burdened with a major life stressor such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can be enhanced by employing well-understood conceptual and…”
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Analyzing the Trait of Routinization in Older Adults by Reich, John W, Zautra, Alex J

“…Developed scale to assess routinization (tendency to maintain daily events of one's life in relatively unchanging and orderly pattern of regularity) among…”
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