Comparison of alexithymia and personal competence as moderators of stress reactions between students and teachers

Studia Psychologica

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-81

  Martínez Sánchez, Francisco ^a   Fernández Castro, Jordi ^b   Aparicio, María Carmen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b Facultad de Psicologia   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Personal competence; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442711556     PISSN: 00393320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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