Help-seeking for stressful events among Chinese college students in Taiwan: Roles of gender, prior history of counseling, and help-seeking attitudes

Journal of College Student Development

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-51

  Chang, Hsiaowen ^a  

^a NANHUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 39749088774     PISSN: 08975264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/csd.2008.0003     Document Type: Article

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