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Lee, H.S. (2006). Personality Systems and a Biosocioexistential Model of Posttraumatic Responses Based on a Korean Sample. In: Wong, P.T.P., Wong, L.C.J. (eds) Handbook of Multicultural Perspectives on Stress and Coping. International and Cultural Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-26238-5_8

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