A meaning-Centered approach to building youth resilience

The Human Quest for Meaning: Theories, Research, and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 585-618

  Wong, Paul T P ^a   Wong, Lilian C J ^b  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Meaning Centered Counselling Institute   (Canada)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203146286     Document Type: Chapter

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