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Random intercept cross-lagged relations among trauma coping self-Efficacy, trauma coping, and PTSD symptoms among rural hurricane survivors
- Award ID(s):
- 1916676
- PAR ID:
- 10421984
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Anxiety, Stress, & Coping
- ISSN:
- 1061-5806
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 1 to 15
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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- https://doi.org/10.1080/10615806.2023.2208524
