Stress coping and the adjustment process among university freshmen

Counselling Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-67

  Sasaki, Megumi ^a   Yamasaki, Katsuyuki ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NARUTO UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adjustment process; Causal relationship; Dispositional coping; Situational coping; University freshmen

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247607195     PISSN: 09515070     EISSN: 14693674     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09515070701219943     Document Type: Article

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