Family Stress Management: A Contextual Approach 3rd Edition

Why do some families survive stressful situations while others fall apart? Can a family?s beliefs and values be used as a predictor of vulnerability to stress? And most importantly, can family stress be prevented? The Third Edition of Family Stress Management continues its original commitment to recognize both the external and internal contexts in which distressed families find themselves. With its hallmark Contextual Model of Family Stress (CMFS), the Third Edition provides practitioners and researchers with a?useful framework?to understand and help distressed individuals, couples, and families.?The example of a universal stressor?a death in the family?highlights?cultural differences in?ways of coping. Throughout,?there is new emphasis on diversity and?the nuances?of?family stress management?such as ambiguous loss?plus new discussions on family resilience and community as resources for support.Family Stress Management: A Contextual Approach 3rd Edition is written by Pauline Boss; Chalandra M. Bryant; Jay A. Mancini and published by SAGE Publications, Inc. ISBNs for Family Stress Management are 9781506352213, 1506352219 and the print ISBNs are 9781452270005, 1452270007. Additional ISBNs include 9781452235509, 9781452275673.