Loneliness and depressive symptoms: The mediating and moderating role of uncontrollable ruminative thoughts

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 146, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 259-276

  Vanhalst, Janne ^a   Luyckx, Koen ^a   Raes, Filip ^a   Goossens, Luc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

depressive symptoms; loneliness; rumination

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONELINESS; MALE; PARENT; PEER GROUP; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; THINKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONELINESS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PARENTS; PEER GROUP; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; THINKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857221559     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: 19401019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223980.2011.555433     Document Type: Article

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