Does dispositional optimism moderate the relation between perceived stress and psychological well-being?: A preliminary investigation

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 233-240

  Chang, Edward C ^a  

^a NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Optimism; Pessimism; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000987919     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8869(98)00028-2     Document Type: Article

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