The Relationship between Coping and Personality among Police Officers in Singapore

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 353-374

  Bishop, George D ^a   Tong, Eddie M W ^a   Diong, Siew Maan ^a   Enkelmann, Hwee Chong ^a   Why, Yong Peng ^a   Khader, Majeed ^b   Ang, Jansen C H ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b Police Psychological Unit   (Singapore)

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EID: 0042334734     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jrpe.2001.2319     Document Type: Article

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