No worries, no cares: An investigation into self-reported 'nondistress' in college students

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 209-224

  Clark, David A ^a   Crewdson, Natasha ^a   Purdon, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analogue research; Beck Depression Inventory; Depression; Low end specificity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COLLEGE STUDENT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

EID: 0031860099     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018788608443     Document Type: Article

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