Uncontrollability, depression, and the construction of mental models

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 833-850

  Von Hecker, Ulrich ^a   Sedek, Grzegorz ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 0033212198     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.77.4.833     Document Type: Article

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