Optimistic explanatory style and the perception of health problems
- 1 January 1995
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Clinical Psychology
- Vol. 51 (1) , 128-132
- https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-4679(199501)51:1<128::aid-jclp2270510120>3.0.co;2-1
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