Psychological Hardiness and Adjustment to Life Events in Adulthood

Journal of Adult Development

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 237-248

  Crowley, Barbara J ^a   Hayslip Jr , Bert ^a   Hobdy, Juliann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping; Empty nest; Hardness; Job loss

Indexed keywords

EID: 1642581014     PISSN: 10680667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026007510134     Document Type: Article

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