Social support and sense of belonging as protective factors in the rumination-depressive symptoms relation among Australian women

Women and Health

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 151-167

  Turner, Leah ^a   McLaren, Suzanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Depressive symptoms; Resilience; Rumination; Sense of belonging; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THINKING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THINKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953872163     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2011.558004     Document Type: Article

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