Doors opening: A mechanism for growth after adversity

Journal of Positive Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 107-115

  Roepke, Ann Marie ^a   Seligman, Martin E P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

benefit finding; coping; engagement; posttraumatic growth; stress related growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84914671442     PISSN: 17439760     EISSN: 17439779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2014.913669     Document Type: Article

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