Defensiveness and symptom reporting

Current Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 153-170

  Boden, Joseph M ^a,b   Hyland, Michael E ^a   Dale, Karen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

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EID: 33644746368     PISSN: 10461310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12144-005-1019-4     Document Type: Article

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