Development and validation of the valencia eustress-distress appraisal scale

International Journal of Stress Management

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 279-308

  Rodríguez, Isabel ^a   Kozusznik, Malgorzata Wanda ^a   Peiró, José María ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b University of Valencia   (Spain)

Author keywords

Psychometric properties; Scale development; Stress appraisal; Valencia eustress distress appraisal scale

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887616384     PISSN: 10725245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0034330     Document Type: Article

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