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Christine Dunkel-Schetter
Researcher at University of California, Los Angeles
Publications - 59
Citations - 13856
Christine Dunkel-Schetter is an academic researcher from University of California, Los Angeles. The author has contributed to research in topics: Pregnancy & Social support. The author has an hindex of 43, co-authored 59 publications receiving 13144 citations. Previous affiliations of Christine Dunkel-Schetter include Northwestern University & University of Michigan.
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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.
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The association between prenatal stress and infant birth weight and gestational age at birth: A prospective investigation
TL;DR: Independent of biomedical risk, maternal prenatal stress factors are significantly associated with infant birth weight and with gestational age at birth.
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Social Support in Pregnancy: Psychosocial Correlates of Birth Outcomes and Postpartum Depression
TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of prenatal social support on maternal and infant health and well-being in a sample of low-income pregnant women (N = 129) were examined, and three aspects of support (amount received, quality of support received, and network resources) and four outcomes were studied.
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Psychological adaptation and birth outcomes: the role of personal resources, stress, and sociocultural context in pregnancy.
TL;DR: Investigation of prenatal psychosocial predictors of infant birth weight and length of gestation in 120 Hispanic and 110 White pregnant women confirmed that women with stronger resources had higher birth weight babies, whereas those reporting more stress had shorter gestations.
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Interpersonal Relationships and Cancer: A Theoretical Analysis
TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of cancer on the patient's interpersonal relationships and the ultimate impact of these relationships on patient's emotional adjustment to the disease was explored. But, the authors focused on the effect on the patients' interpersonal relationships.