Learned helplessness, therapy, and personality traits: An experimental study

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-81

  Cemalcilar, Zeynep ^a   Canbeyli, Reşit ^a   Sunar, Diane ^a  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Big five personality traits; Control; Depression; Learned helplessness; NEO FFI personality inventory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNED HELPLESSNESS; MALE; MAZE TEST; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HELPLESSNESS, LEARNED; HUMANS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0037315755     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224540309598431     Document Type: Article

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