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Original Articles

Getting Unstuck: The Roles of Hope, Finding Meaning, and Rumination in the Adjustment to Bereavement among College Students

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Pages 435-458 | Received 17 Sep 2005, Accepted 25 Jan 2005, Published online: 23 Feb 2007

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