Sources of stress and support among rural-based first-year university students: An exploratory study

South African Journal of Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 234-240

  Pillay, Anthony L ^a   Ngcobo, Humphrey S B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND   (South Africa)

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EID: 77957740358     PISSN: 00812463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/008124631004000302     Document Type: Article

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