Disclosing versus concealing distressing information: Linking self-reported tendencies to situational behavior

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 531-538

  Kahn, Jeffrey H ^a   Lamb, David H ^a   Champion, Crystal D ^a   Eberle, Jennifer A ^a   Schoen, Kari A ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036774483     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0092-6566(02)00008-9     Document Type: Article

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