Trait self-enhancement as a buffer against potentially traumatic events: A prospective study.

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• Publication year

  2010

• Venue

  Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

• Publication date

  2010-06-01

• Fields of study

  Psychology

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  DOI 10.1037/A0018959
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