The developmental origins of cognitive vulnerability to depression: Temperament, parenting, and negative life events in childhood as contributors to negative cognitive style

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1012-1025

  Mezulis, Amy H ^a,b   Hyde, Janet Shibley ^a   Abramson, Lyn Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood; Cognitive vulnerability; Depression; Models; Negative cognitive style; Negative life events; Parenting; Stress; Temperament

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEMPERAMENT;

CHILD; COGNITION; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEGATIVISM; PARENTING; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 33750743785     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.42.6.1012     Document Type: Article

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