Talking about it: Stories as paths to healing after violence

Psychology of Violence

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 49-56

  Pasupathi, Monisha ^a   Fivush, Robyn ^b   Hernandez Martinez, Martha ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Casa de Esperanza: National Latin at Network   (United States)

Author keywords

Context; Culture; Listening; Narrative

Indexed keywords

EID: 84954108705     PISSN: 21520828     EISSN: 2152081X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/vio0000017     Document Type: Review

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