Does problem orientation involve more than generalized self-efficacy? Predicting psychological and physical functioning in college students

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 328-332

  Zumberg, Kathryn M ^a   Chang, Edward C ^b   Sanna, Lawrence J ^c  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Physical adjustment; Problem orientation; Psychological adjustment; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 45649083099     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2008.04.017     Document Type: Article

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