Social comparison, coping and depression in people with spinal cord injury

Psychology and Health

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 791-807

  Buunk, Abraham P ^a   Zurriaga, Rosario ^b   González, Pilar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coping; Depression; Social comparison; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751119904     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14768320500444117     Document Type: Article

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