Coping attitudes scale: Psychometric properties of a measure of positive attitudes in depression

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-50

  DeJong, Timothy M ^a   Overholser, James C ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Depression; Positive cognition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; COLLEGE STUDENT; COPING ATTITUDE SCALE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; OPTIMISM; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; VALIDITY;

EID: 33847611577     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10608-006-9059-0     Document Type: Article

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