Revisiting the factor structure of the ways of coping checklist: A three-dimensional view of the problem-focused coping scale. A study among Norwegian physicians

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 257-267

  Falkum, Erik ^a   Olff, Miranda ^b   Aasland, Olaf G ^a  

^a Research Institute of the Norwegian Medical Association   (Norway)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0031068122     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8869(96)00185-7     Document Type: Article

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