Person-group fit, group climate, and outcomes in a sample of incarcerated women participating in trauma recovery groups

Group Dynamics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 95-109

  Paquin, Jill D ^a   Kivlighan, Dennis M ^b   Drogosz, Lisa M ^c  

^a CHATHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c Management and Training Corporation Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Group counseling; Group therapy; Incarcerated women; Person group fit; PTSD

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884201488     PISSN: 10892699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0032702     Document Type: Article

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