Humour's role in the relation between attributional style and dysphoria

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 325-336

  Hugelshofer, Daniela S ^a   Kwon, Paul ^a   Reff, Robert C ^a   Olson, Megan L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attributional style; Cognitive vulnerability; Depression; Humour

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745780522     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: 10990984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/per.586     Document Type: Article

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