Meaning in the context of stress and coping

Review of General Psychology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 115-144

  Park, Crystal L ^a,d   Folkman, Susan ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000044380     PISSN: 10892680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1089-2680.1.2.115     Document Type: Article

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