Reactions to repeated unpredictable terror attacks: Relationships among exposure, posttraumatic distress, mood, and intensity of coping

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 862-886

  Somer, Eli ^a   Ruvio, Ayalla ^a   Sever, Ilana ^a   Soref, Erez ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b Israel College of the Bible   (Israel)

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EID: 33947626523     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2007.00190.x     Document Type: Article

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