Adult attachment, perceived stress, and PTSD among civilians exposed to ongoing terrorist attacks in Southern Israel

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 851-857

  Besser, Avi ^a   Neria, Yuval ^b,c   Haynes, Maggie ^b  

^a SAPIR ACADEMIC COLLEGE   (Israel)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Perceived stress; Prolonged exposure to trauma; PTSD symptoms; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

EID: 69949151384     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2009.07.003     Document Type: Article

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