Emotional expression and the decision to seek therapy: The mediating roles of the anticipated benefits and risks

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 254-278

  Vogel, David L ^a,b   Wade, Nathaniel G ^a   Hackler, Ashley H ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Statistics Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence Iowa State University 2438 Osborn Dr Ames   (United States)

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EID: 61449098512     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2008.27.3.254     Document Type: Article

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