Posttraumatic Growth and Posttraumatic Depreciation as Predictors of Psychological Adjustment

Journal of Loss and Trauma

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 429-443

  Barrington, Allysa ^a   Shakespeare Finch, Jane ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

distress; posttraumatic depreciation; posttraumatic growth; predictive validity; well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875952231     PISSN: 15325024     EISSN: 15325032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15325024.2012.714210     Document Type: Article

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