Stress and Coping Strategies in the Lives of Recent Immigrants: A Grounded Theory Model

International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 256-273

  Yakushko, Oksana ^a  

^a Pacifica Graduate Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping; Legal immigrants; Refugees; Stress; Undocumented immigrants

Indexed keywords

EID: 78249289907     PISSN: 01650653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10447-010-9105-1     Document Type: Article

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