Factor Structure of the Farsi Version of the Ways of Coping Questionnaire

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2006-2018

  Padyab, Mojgan ^a   Ghazinour, Mehdi ^a   Richter, Jörg ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

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EID: 84864929475     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2012.00928.x     Document Type: Article

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