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Posttraumatic growth and person-centered therapy

A cross-sectional study to explore the mediating effect of intrinsic aspiration on the association between unconditional positive self-regard and posttraumatic growth

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Pages 201-213 | Received 16 Apr 2015, Accepted 05 May 2015, Published online: 11 Aug 2015

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