The effects of positive self-instruction: A controlled trial

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 225-236

  Lange, Alfred ^a   Richard, René ^a   Gest, Aagje ^b   De Vries, Marjan ^b   Lodder, Litanja ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Psychol Inst Directive I   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cognitive therapy; Self esteem; Self instruction; Self verbalization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; RATING SCALE; SELF ESTEEM; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 0031832101     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018740725281     Document Type: Article

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