Postraumatic symptoms and growth of Kosovar war refugees: The influence of hope and cognitive coping

Journal of Positive Psychology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-65

  Ai, Amy L ^a   Tice, Terrence N ^a   Whitsett, Donna D ^a   Ishisaka, Tony ^a   Chim, Metoo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping strategies; Hope; Kosovar war refugees; Mental health; Posttraumatic growth; Posttraumatic stress disorder; PTG; PTSD

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248551092     PISSN: 17439760     EISSN: 17439779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17439760601069341     Document Type: Article

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