Optimism and traumatic stress: The importance of social support and coping

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 223-245

  Dougall, Angela Liegey ^b   Hyman, Kelly B ^b   Hayward, Michele C ^b   McFeeley, Sheila ^b   Baum, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0035255896     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2001.tb00195.x     Document Type: Article

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