Psychological Impact of an Economic Crisis: A Conservation of Resources Approach

International Journal of Stress Management

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 177-194

  Ünal Karagüven, M Hülya ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

anger; anxiety; coping; economic crisis; resource loss

Indexed keywords

EID: 68949197319     PISSN: 10725245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016840     Document Type: Article

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