The Perceived Benefit Scales: Measuring perceived positive life changes after negative events

Social Work Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 173-187

  McMillen, J Curtis ^a   Fisher, Rachel H ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Benefit; Measurement; Perceptions; Traumatic stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000072962     PISSN: 10705309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/swr/22.3.173     Document Type: Article

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