Attributions as predictors of coping and distress

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1006-1018

  Amirkhan, James H ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032220011     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167298249008     Document Type: Article

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