Early adolescent depressive mood: Direct and indirect effects of attributional styles and coping

Child Psychiatry and Human Development

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 455-470

  Chan, Siu Mui ^a  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Attributional styles; Chinese adolescents; Coping strategies; Depressive mood; Dysphoria

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AFFECT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AFFECT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84865593527     PISSN: 0009398X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10578-011-0275-9     Document Type: Article

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