Salutogenesis and autobiographical disclosure among Holocaust survivors

Journal of Positive Psychology

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 212-225

  Cassel, Lindi ^a   Suedfeld, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Holocaust survivors; Salutogenesis; Sense of coherence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84980552347     PISSN: 17439760     EISSN: 17439779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17439760600952919     Document Type: Article

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