Modeling the gender difference in depression: A commentary on cambron, acitelli, and pettit

Sex Roles

Volumn 61, Issue 11-12, 2009, Pages 762-768

  Mezulis, Amy H ^a   Funasaki, Kristyn ^a  

^a SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Gender differences; Interpersonal theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 76149133087     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-009-9663-z     Document Type: Article

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