TY - JOUR
AU - K., Rau, Holly
AB - Downloaded from https://academic.oup.com/abm/article/37/2/126/4565854 by DeepDyve user on 07 November 2020 ann. behav. med. (2009) 37:126–140 DOI 10.1007/s12160-009-9100-0 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Individual Differences in Executive Functioning: Implications for Stress Regulation Paula G. Williams, Ph.D. & Yana Suchy, Ph.D. & Holly K. Rau, B.S. Published online: 21 April 2009 The Society of Behavioral Medicine 2009 Abstract extent to which they are “exposed” to stress, the magnitude Background Executive functioning (EF) refers to the set of of their physiological and emotional responses to potential- neurocognitive processes that facilitate novel problem solv- ly stressful events, the length of time it takes to recover ing, modification of behavior in response to environmental from stressful events, and the extent to which there is changes, planning and generating strategies for complex adequate restoration during or following times of stress. actions, and ability to override pre-potent behavioral and Each of these stress processes represents a potential emotional responses to engage in goal-directed behavior. pathway to ill health [1]. Although research on individual Purpose To provide an overview of research on individual differences in stress regulation has traditionally focused on differences in EF and examine the extent to which these personality factors, a recent focus has been on elucidating 
TI - Individual Differences in Executive Functioning: Implications for Stress Regulation
JF - Annals of Behavioral Medicine
DO - 10.1007/s12160-009-9100-0
DA - 2009-04-01
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SP - 126
EP - 140
VL - 37
IS - 2
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