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Crisis Decision Theory: Decisions in the Face of Negative Events
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Sweeney, Kate – Psychological Bulletin, 2008
How do people respond to negative life events? Crisis decision theory combines the strengths of coping theories with research on decision making to predict the responses people choose under negative circumstances. The theory integrates literatures on coping, health behavior, and decision making, among others, into 3 stages that describe the…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Coping, Decision Making, Information Processing