Behavioural changes add validity to the construct of posttraumatic growth

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 433-439

  Shakespeare Finch, Jane ^a   Barrington, Allysa J ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OBSERVATION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SPOUSE; STANDARD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OBSERVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SPIRITUALITY; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864758518     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.21730     Document Type: Article

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