Is repressive coping associated with suppression?

Journal of Cognitive and Behavioral Psychotherapies

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 127-138

  Szentagotai, Aurora ^a,b   Onea, Diana ^a  

^a BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^b NONE   (Romania)

Author keywords

Repression; Repressive coping; Suppression

Indexed keywords

EID: 55649102312     PISSN: 15847101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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