Are positive psychology exercises helpful for people with depressive personality styles?

Journal of Positive Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 260-272

  Sergeant, Susan ^a   Mongrain, Myriam ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Neediness; Positive psychology; Self criticism; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052172919     PISSN: 17439760     EISSN: 17439779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2011.577089     Document Type: Article

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