Gratitude and depressive symptoms: The role of positive reframing and positive emotion

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 615-633

  Lambert, Nathaniel M ^a   Fincham, Frank D ^b   Stillman, Tyler F ^c  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Broaden and build theory; Depressive symptoms; Gratitude; Positive emotion; Positive reframing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BROADEN AND BUILD THEORY; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; GRATITUDE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD DISORDER; PERCEPTION; POSITIVE EMOTION; POSITIVE REFRAMING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

EID: 84861514593     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: 14640600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2011.595393     Document Type: Article

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