Reading Between the Lines: The Lay Assessment of Subclinical Depression From Written Self-Descriptions

Journal of Personality

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 575-598

  Rodriguez, Aubrey J ^a   Holleran, Shannon E ^b   Mehl, Matthias R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; WRITING;

ADOLESCENT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; WRITING;

EID: 77953931873     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2010.00627.x     Document Type: Article

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