Ibasho and the adjustment, satisfaction, and well-being of expatriate spouses

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 282-299

  Herleman, Hailey A ^a   Britt, Thomas W ^a   Hashima, Patricia Y ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Expatriate spouses; Ibasho; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 43449103336     PISSN: 01471767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2008.01.004     Document Type: Article

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