Associations between primary appraisals and life-events while controlling for depression

British Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 143-155

  Ferguson, Eamonn ^a   Lawrence, Claire ^a   Matthews, Gerald ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0034043925     PISSN: 01446657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466500163176     Document Type: Article

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