Stressful situations and coping strategies in relation to age

Psychological Reports

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 405-418

  De Minzi, María Cristina Richaud ^a,b   Sacchi, Carla ^a,b  

^a Consejo National de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas ^*  (Argentina)

^b Tte Gral Perón 2158 ^*  (Argentina)

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EID: 29544451580     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.97.2.405-418     Document Type: Review

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