Courage

The Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology, (2 Ed.)

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Pury, Cynthia L S ^a   Lopez, Shane J ^b,c  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Clifton Strengths Institute   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bravery; Courage; Human strengths; Valor; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 85081868370     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195187243.013.0035     Document Type: Chapter

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