Posttraumatic Growth: Conceptual Foundations and Empirical Evidence

Psychological Inquiry

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-18

  Tedeschi, Richard G ^a   Calhoun, Lawrence G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

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EID: 1842483086     PISSN: 1047840X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327965pli1501_01     Document Type: Review

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