An examination of the relationship among academic stress, coping, motivation, and performance in college

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 581-592

  Struthers, C Ward ^a   Perry, Raymond P ^b   Menec, Verena H ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034287632     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007094931292     Document Type: Article

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