Coping strategies for living in student residential facilities in Nigeria

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 201-219

  Amole, Dolapo ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Coping strategies; Crowding; Gender differences; Residential satisfaction; Student hostels

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; COPING STRATEGY; RESIDENTIAL SATISFACTION; STUDENT;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 14644394887     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013916504267642     Document Type: Article

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