Does social problem solving mediate the relationship between personality traits and personality disorders? An exploratory study with a sample of male prisoners

Personality and Mental Health

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 180-192

  McMurran, Mary ^a   Oaksford, Mike ^b   Christopher, Gary ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 78149476356     PISSN: 19328621     EISSN: 1932863X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pmh.129     Document Type: Article

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