A Longitudinal Study Into the Interplay Between Problem Orientation and Adolescent Well-Being

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 441-449

  Ciarrochi, Joseph ^a   Leeson, Peter ^a   Heaven, Patrick C L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

emotion; longitudinal; problem orientation; social problem solving; well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650177443     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015765     Document Type: Article

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