Traumatic growth in the face of terrorism: Threshold effects and action-based growth

Applied Psychology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 386-395

  Stasko, Emily C ^a   Ickovics, Jeannette R ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34250858045     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: 14640597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2007.00294.x     Document Type: Article

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