Personal functioning under stress: Accountability and social support of Israeli leaders in the Yom Kippur War

Journal of Conflict Resolution

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 144-170

  Bar Joseph, Uri ^a   McDermott, Rose ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountability; Decision making; Social support; Stress; Yom Kippur War

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349080749     PISSN: 00220027     EISSN: 15528766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022002707308239     Document Type: Article

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