The moderating role of emotional stability in the relationship between exposure to violence and anxiety and depression

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 634-639

  Ho, Man Yee ^a,b   Cheung, Fanny M ^a   You, Jin ^c   Kam, Chester ^d   Zhang, Xin ^e   Kliewer, Wendy ^f  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

^e PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety and depression; Emotional stability; Exposure to violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880712617     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2013.05.004     Document Type: Article

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