Depression and interpersonal responses to others' moods: The solicitation of negative information about happy people

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 386-398

  Wenzlaff, Richard M ^a   Beevers, Christopher G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

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EID: 0032219986     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167298244005     Document Type: Article

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