Post-traumatic distress and the presence of post-traumatic growth and meaning in life: Experiential avoidance as a moderator

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 84-89

  Kashdan, Todd B ^a   Kane, Jennifer Q ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Experiential avoidance; Purpose in life; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957898880     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2010.08.028     Document Type: Article

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