Investigating the form and dynamics of crisis episodes in early adulthood: The application of a composite qualitative method

Qualitative Research in Psychology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 170-191

  Robinson, Oliver C ^a   Smith, Jonathan A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Composite qualitative method; Crisis; Early adulthood; Identity; Transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952905200     PISSN: 14780887     EISSN: 14780895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14780880802699084     Document Type: Article

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