From Terror to Appreciation: Confronting Chance after Extreme Misfortune

Psychological Inquiry

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 99-101

  Janoff Bulman, Ronnie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 0032380228     PISSN: 1047840X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327965pli0902_3     Document Type: Article

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