Causal attributions in paranoia and depression: Internal, personal, and situational attributions for negative events

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 341-345

  Kinderman, Peter ^a,b   Bentall, Richard P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; PARANOIA; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0030946290     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.106.2.341     Document Type: Article

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