Strength in the face of adversity: Resilience strategies of transgender individuals

Journal of Counseling and Development

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 20-27

  Singh, Anneliese ^a   Hays, Danica ^b   Watson, Laurel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78649473420     PISSN: 07489633     EISSN: 15566676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2011.tb00057.x     Document Type: Article

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