An examination of the effects of stress management training for Japanese college students of social work

International Journal of Stress Management

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 113-123

  Hirokawa, Kumi ^a,c   Yagi, Akihiro ^a   Miyata, Yo ^b  

^a KWANSEI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kansai University   (Japan)

^c GIFU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Active and passive coping skills; Relaxation training; Social worker; Stress management training; Trait anxiety

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036015324     PISSN: 10725245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014906820573     Document Type: Article

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