Attributional style and depressive symptoms in adolescents: An examination of the role of various indicators of cognitive vulnerability

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 944-953

  Calvete, Esther ^a   Villardón, Lourdes ^a   Estévez, Ana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEUSTO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Depression; Hopelessness; Weakest link hypothesis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; DEPRESSION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEGATIVISM; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 47149108687     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2008.04.010     Document Type: Article

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