Coping through emotional approach: A new look at emotion, coping, and health-related outcomes

Journal of Personality

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1335-1364

  Austenfeld, Jennifer L ^a   Stanton, Annette L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 9344245116     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2004.00299.x     Document Type: Review

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