Transforming from cocoon to butterfly: The potential role of the body in the process of posttraumatic growth

Journal of Humanistic Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 224-247

  Hefferon, Kate ^a   Grealy, Madeleine ^b   Mutrie, Nanette ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mortality salience; Posttraumatic growth; The body

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950978548     PISSN: 00221678     EISSN: 1552650X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022167809341996     Document Type: Article

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