Role of Gender-Related Personality Traits, Problem-Solving Appraisal, and Perceived Social Support in Developing a Mediational Model of Psychological Adjustment

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 245-255

  Wang, Li Fei ^a,b   Heppner, P Paul ^a   Berry, Thomas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TAICHUNG UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

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EID: 0001237060     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0167.44.2.245     Document Type: Article

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