A cross-validation study of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory

Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 66-77

  Sheikh, Alia I ^a,b   Marotta, Sylvia A ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 23744502024     PISSN: 07481756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481756.2005.11909769     Document Type: Article

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