Telling losses: Personality correlates and functions of bereavement narratives

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 421-438

  Baddeley, Jenna L ^a   Singer, Jefferson A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b The Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy   (United States)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Big 5; Grief; Narrative; Personality; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 41849093728     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2007.07.006     Document Type: Article

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