Excessive reassurance seeking as a mediator of sociotropy and negative interpersonal life events

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 188-195

  Birgenheir, Denis G ^a   Pepper, Carolyn M ^a   Johns, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Depressive symptoms; Life events; Reassurance seeking; Sociotropy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EXCESSIVE REASSURANCE SEEKING; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; PREDICTION; REASSURANCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOTROPY;

EID: 77952099005     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10608-009-9242-1     Document Type: Article

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