Stress and coping in the lives of recent immigrants and refugees: Considerations for counseling

International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 167-178

  Yakushko, Oksana ^a   Watson, Megan ^a   Thompson, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping; Immigration; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 50149108819     PISSN: 01650653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10447-008-9054-0     Document Type: Article

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