Dispositional optimism and primary and secondary appraisal of a stressor: Controlling for confounding influences and relations to coping and psychological and physical adjustment

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1109-1120

  Chang, Edward C ^a  

^a NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032399176     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.74.4.1109     Document Type: Article

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