The role of event centrality, coping and social support in resilience and posttraumatic growth among women and men

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 78-96

  Wolfe, Twyla ^a   Ray, Sukanya ^a  

^a SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping; Event centrality; Gender; Posttraumatic growth; Resilience

Indexed keywords

EID: 84944518534     PISSN: 14623730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13642529.2015.1008799     Document Type: Article

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