Development and validation of the dysfunctional attitudes scale for children: Tests of Beck's cognitive diathesis-stress theory of depression, of its causal mediation component, and of developmental effects

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 335-353

  D'Alessandro, David U ^a   Burton, Kimberly D ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beck; Children; Depression; Dysfunctional attitudes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; DYSFUNCTIONAL ATTITUDES SCALE FOR CHILDREN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMETRY; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; STRESS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 33751542646     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10608-006-9046-5     Document Type: Article

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