Making meaning from personal Loss: Religious, benefit finding, and goal-oriented attributions

Journal of Loss and Trauma

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 83-100

  Stein, Catherine H ^a   Abraham, Kristen M ^a   Bonar, Erin E ^a   McAuliffe, Christine E ^a   Fogo, Wendy R ^a   Faigin, David A ^a   Raiya, Hisham Abu ^a   Potokar, Danielle N ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70449392632     PISSN: 15325024     EISSN: 15325032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15325020802173819     Document Type: Article

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