Conceptual Analysis and Measurement of the Construct of Ego-Resiliency

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1067-1079

  Klohnen, Eva C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EGO; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

EGO; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 0030136792     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.70.5.1067     Document Type: Article

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