A volume in Research on Stress and Coping in Education Gordon S. Gates,
Walter H. Gmelch, and Mimi Wolverton, Series Editors Research on stress
and coping phenomena has been among the most widely studied topics in
social and behavioral sciences during the past several decades.
Notwithstanding, the authors in this book have expanded the base of
stress and coping research by providing a valuable reference source that
includes guidelines and frameworks as well as empirical findings related
to the application of mixed methods approaches to the study of stress
and coping. This book is intended not only for stress and coping
researchers, but also for social and behavioral science researchers at
various levels-from students, instructors, and advisors to applied
researchers, research methodologists, and theorists. The 15 chapters are
divided into three distinct sections. The five chapters in Section I
focus mainly on topics pertaining to the conceptual and theoretical
aspects of mixed methods research in the study of stress and coping. The
five chapters in Section II address the major methodological issues of
mixed methods research. Section III presents five empirical studies of
mixed methods research as applied to the field of stress and coping.
This book illustrates the perspectives of innovative interconnections in
the application of mixed methods research to the study of stress and
coping. It also provides readers with new ways of designing and
evaluating strategies and programs that aim to reduce stress and improve
coping mechanisms.
