Responses to depression in children: Reconceptualizing the relation among response styles

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 913-927

  Abela, John R Z ^a   Aydin, Cristina M ^a   Auerbach, Randy P ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Depression; Distraction; Problem solving; Response styles theory; Rumination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDREN DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CHILDREN RESPONSE STYLE QUESTIONNAIRE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONCEPT FORMATION; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR DEPRESSION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM;

ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PARENTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 34748848028     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-007-9143-2     Document Type: Article

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