Understanding the role of coping in the development of depressive symptoms: Symptom specificity, gender differences, and cross-cultural applicability

British Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 547-561

  Auerbach, Randy P ^a   Abela, John R Z ^b   Zhu, Xiongzhao ^c   Yao, Shuqiao ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LIFE EVENT; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; STATISTICS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHINA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUEBEC; TRANSLATING;

EID: 78049388315     PISSN: 01446657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466509X479681     Document Type: Article

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