Effects of expressive writing on standardized graduate entrance exam performance and physical health functioning

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 279-292

  Dalton, Jonathan ^a,c   Glenwick, David ^b  

^a Behavior Therapy Center of Greater Washington   (United States)

^b FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Memory; Stress and coping

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649611193     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JRLP.143.3.279-292     Document Type: Article

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