Dysphoric rumination impairs concentration on academic tasks

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 309-330

  Lyubomirsky, Sonja ^a   Kasri, Fazilet ^a   Zehm, Keri ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Concentration; Depression; Distraction; Dysphopia; Rumination; Self focus

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRACTIBILITY; DYSLEXIA; DYSPHORIA; DYSPHORIC RUMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; MOOD; PLANNING; PROBLEM SOLVING; READING; RUMINATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; THINKING; VIDEOTAPE;

EID: 3242789332     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023918517378     Document Type: Article

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