Toward a positive psychology of coping with anticipated events

Canadian Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 101-110

  Davis, Christopher G ^a   Asliturk, Ersin ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

optimism; proactive coping; realistic orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052445643     PISSN: 07085591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020177     Document Type: Review

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