A "triple W"-model of rumination on sadness: Why am I feeling sad, what's the meaning of my sadness, and wish I could stop thinking about my sadness (but I can't!)

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 526-541

  Raes, Filip ^a   Hermans, Dirk ^a   Williams, J Mark G ^b   Bijttebier, Patricia ^a   Eelen, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Depression; Rumination

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; COMPREHENSION; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONALITY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; THINKING; VALIDITY;

EID: 50049089141     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10608-007-9137-y     Document Type: Article

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