Psychological adjustment of melanoma survivors: The contribution of hardiness, attachment, and cognitive appraisal

Journal of Individual Differences

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 172-182

  Hamama Raz, Y ^a,b   Solomon, Z ^b  

^a ARIEL UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Attachment; Cognitive appraisal; Hardiness; Psychological adjustment

Indexed keywords

EID: 54849426740     PISSN: 16140001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1614-0001.27.3.172     Document Type: Article

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