Measuring cognitive vulnerability to depression: Development and validation of the cognitive style questionnaire

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 824-836

  Haeffel, Gerald J ^a   Gibb, Brandon E ^b   Metalsky, Gerald I ^c   Alloy, Lauren B ^d   Abramson, Lyn Y ^e   Hankin, Benjamin L ^f   Joiner Jr , Thomas E ^g   Swendsen, Joel D ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^g FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; COGNITIVE STYLE QUESTIONNAIRE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; DEPRESSION; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; VALIDATION PROCESS;

COGNITION; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 42249093153     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2007.12.001     Document Type: Review

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