Self-focused attention, meaning, and posttraumatic growth: The mediating role of positive and negative affect for bereaved women

Journal of Loss and Trauma

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 13-32

  Boyraz, Güler ^a   Efstathiou, Natalie ^a  

^a TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79251565583     PISSN: 15325024     EISSN: 15325032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15325024.2010.507658     Document Type: Article

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