Why are students with LD depressed? A goal orientation model of depression vulnerability

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 526-539

  Sideridis, Georgios D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

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EID: 36849050370     PISSN: 00222194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00222194070400060401     Document Type: Article

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