The assessment and validity of stress-related growth in a community-based sample

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 851-858

  Weinrib, Aliza Z ^a   Rothrock, Nan E ^a,c   Johnsen, Erica L ^a,d   Lutgendorf, Susan K ^a,b  

^a E11 SSH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c EVANSTON NORTHWESTERN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^d Bethesda Rehabilitation Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Benefit finding; Posttraumatic growth; Stress related growth; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOOD; POSTTRAUMATIC GROWTH INVENTORY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

EID: 33749631549     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.74.5.851     Document Type: Article

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