Determinants of Problem Solving, Social Support Seeking, and Avoidance: A Path Analytic Model

International Journal of Stress Management

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 155-176

  Li, Ming hui ^a   Yang, Yanyun ^b  

^a ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

coping styles; motivation; self efficacy; stress; structural equation modeling; trait resilience

Indexed keywords

EID: 68949209713     PISSN: 10725245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016844     Document Type: Article

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