The effects of emotional disclosure during bereavement

The Scope of Social Psychology: Theory and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 277-294

  Zech, Emmanuelle ^a   Rimé, Bernard ^a   Pennebaker, James W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 70249117498     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203965245     Document Type: Chapter

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