Measuring coping: A review and critique

Human Relations

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 133-155

  Oakland, Susan ^a   Ostell, Alistair ^a  

^a BRADFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coping; Health; Qualitative quantitative data; Stress; Ways of coping checklist (WCCL)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040240006     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001872679604900201     Document Type: Review

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