Predictors of attributional style change in children

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 425-439

  Gibb, Brandon E ^a   Alloy, Lauren B ^b   Walshaw, Patricia D ^b   Comer, Jonathan S ^b   Shen, Gail H C ^b   Villari, Annette G ^b  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attribution; Depression; Hopelessness; Victimization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDREN'S DEPRESSION INVENTORY; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOPELESSNESS; HOPELESSNESS SCALE FOR CHILDREN; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MODIFIED CHILDHOOD TRAUMA QUESTIONNAIRE-VERBAL VICTIMIZATION SUBSCALE; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REVISED CHILDREN'S ATTIBUTIONAL STYLE QUESTIONNAIRE; REVISED CHILDREN'S ATTRIBUTIONAL STYLE QUESTIONNAIRE-PARENT VERSION; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VICTIM;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRIME VICTIMS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HELPLESSNESS, LEARNED; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PARENTING; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33745678074     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-006-9022-2     Document Type: Article

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