Anger expression, coping styles, and well-being

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 81-96

  Diong, Siew Maan ^b   Bishop, George D ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anger expression; Coping; Singapore; Stress; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANGER; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGAPORE; STRESS; WELLBEING;

EID: 0032950113     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135910539900400106     Document Type: Article

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