Co-rumination mediates contagion of internalizing symptoms within youths' friendships

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1355-1365

  Schwartz Mette, Rebecca A ^a   Rose, Amanda J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Co rumination; Contagion; Depression; Friendship

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; NEGOTIATING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84872792105     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027484     Document Type: Article

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