Moderating variables in the relationship between social comparison and depression: An evolutionary perspective

Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 309-323

  Thwaites, Richard ^a   Dagnan, Dave ^a  

^a N Cumbria Mental Hlth Lrng D ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMOR; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SELF ESTEEM; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

EID: 4844231613     PISSN: 14760835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/1476083041839376     Document Type: Review

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