An examination of individual level factors in stress and coping processes: Perspectives of Chinese international students in the United States

Journal of College Student Development

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 523-542

  Yan, Kun ^a   Berliner, David C ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 80053323444     PISSN: 08975264     EISSN: 15433382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/csd.2011.0060     Document Type: Article

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