Forgiveness as a coping strategy to allow school students to deal with the effects of being bullied: Theoretical and empirical discussion

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 198-222

  Egan, Luke A ^a   Todorov, Natasha ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 61449255443     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2009.28.2.198     Document Type: Article

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