Predictors of post-traumatic stress symptoms among South African police personnel

South African Journal of Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 209-224

  Jones, Russell ^a   Kagee, Ashraf ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Coping; Emotion focused coping; Perceived social support; Police; Post traumatic stress; Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); Problem focused coping

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847709149     PISSN: 00812463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/008124630503500204     Document Type: Article

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