Profiles of posttraumatic growth following an unjust loss

Death Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 693-712

  Davis, Christopher G ^a   Wohl, Michael J A ^a   Verberg, Norine ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CANADA; DEATH; EXISTENTIALISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT;

ACCIDENTS; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BEREAVEMENT; CANADA; DEATH; EXISTENTIALISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 34547504862     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481180701490578     Document Type: Article

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