Gender differences in self-reported posttraumatic growth: A meta-analysis

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 110-120

  Vishnevsky, Tanya ^a   Cann, Arnie ^a   Calhoun, Lawrence G ^a   Tedeschi, Richard G ^a   Demakis, George J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

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EID: 77952940637     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: 14716402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2009.01546.x     Document Type: Article

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