Dissociating the facets of hope: Agency and pathways predict dropout from unguided self-help therapy in opposite directions

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 155-158

  Geraghty, Adam W A ^a   Wood, Alex M ^b   Hyland, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attrition; Gratitude; Hope; Intervention; Positive psychology; Self help; Worry

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949261630     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2009.12.003     Document Type: Article

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