Longitudinal Relationships Between Neuroticism, Avoidant Coping, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms in Adolescents Following the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake in China

Journal of Loss and Trauma

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 556-571

  An, Yuanyuan ^a   Fu, Fang ^b   Wu, Xinchun ^a   Lin, Chongde ^a   Zhang, Yayi ^c  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c Chengdu Engine Limited Company   (China)

Author keywords

adolescents; avoidant coping; longitudinal research; neuroticism; posttraumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876046658     PISSN: 15325024     EISSN: 15325032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15325024.2012.719351     Document Type: Article

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