Biases in Affective Forecasting and Recall in Individuals With Depression and Anxiety Symptoms

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 895-906

  Wenze, Susan J ^a   Gunthert, Kathleen C ^a   German, Ramaris E ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

affective forecasting; affective recall; anxiety; depression; experience sampling

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEASURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RECALL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; PLEASURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862008947     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167212447242     Document Type: Article

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