A prospective longitudinal investigation of social problem-solving appraisals on adjustment to university, stress, health, and academic motivation and performance

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 569-591

  Baker, Sarah R ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Motivation; Performance; Social problem solving appraisals; Stress; Students

Indexed keywords

EID: 20444439358     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8869(02)00220-9     Document Type: Article

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