A longitudinal study of the hopelessness theory of depression: Testing the diathesis-stress model within a differential reactivity and exposure framework

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1305-1321

  Kwon, Paul ^a   Laurenceau, Jean Philippe ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Attributional style; Depression; Diathesis stress; Differential exposure; Differential reactivity; Hopelessness theory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEPRESSION; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; STRESS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0036785206     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.10043     Document Type: Conference Paper

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