Inmate emotion coping and psychological and physical well-being: The use of crying over spilled milk

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 697-708

  Van Harreveld, Frenk ^a   Van Der Pligt, Joop ^a   Claassen, Liesbeth ^b   Van Dijk, Wilco W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Emotions in inmates; Inmate coping; Inmates

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247347726     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854806298468     Document Type: Article

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