Reactions to societal trauma: Distress and/or eustress

Political Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 849-861

  Suedfeld, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Challenge; Coping; Stress; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031283919     PISSN: 0162895X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0162-895X.00082     Document Type: Article

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