Effects of Assertiveness Training and Expressive Writing on Acculturative Stress in International Students: A Randomized Trial

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 590-596

  Tavakoli, Shedeh ^a   Lumley, Mark A ^a   Hijazi, Alaa M ^a   Slavin Spenny, Olga M ^a   Parris, George P ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

acculturative stress; assertiveness training; expressive writing; international students; randomized clinical trial

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449499311     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016634     Document Type: Article

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