Ruminative self-focus, negative life events, and negative affect

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1034-1039

  Moberly, Nicholas J ^a   Watkins, Edward R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Affect; Depression; Experience sampling; Rumination; Stressors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THINKING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGATIVISM; THINKING;

EID: 50449104626     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2008.06.004     Document Type: Article

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