Measuring the tendency to conceal versus disclose psychological distress

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 41-65

  Kahn, Jeffrey H ^a   Hessling, Robert M ^b  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0035532359     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.20.1.41.22254     Document Type: Article

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