Male student veterans: Hardiness, psychological well-being, and masculine norms

Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 95-99

  Alfred, Gregory C ^a   Hammer, Joseph H ^b   Good, Glenn E ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Iowa State University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hardiness; Masculinity; Men; Veterans; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893101703     PISSN: 15249220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0031450     Document Type: Article

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