The overlooked relationship between motivational abilities and posttraumatic stress: A review

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

Volumn 3, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Simmen Janevska, Keti ^a   Brandstätter, Veronika ^a   Maercker, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Impulsivity; Locus of control; Motivation; PTSD; Self efficacy; Self esteem; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897077644     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20008066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ejpt.v3i0.18560     Document Type: Review

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