Reduced specificity of autobiographical memory as a moderator of the relationship between daily hassles and depression

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 702-709

  Anderson, Rachel J ^a   Goddard, Lorna ^a   Powell, Jane H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autobiographical memory; Depression; Life stress; Overgeneral; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY; AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY TEST; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CHRONIC DAILY HASSLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFE EVENT; LIFE STRESS; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOM;

EID: 77952359799     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: 14640600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699930802598029     Document Type: Article

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