Children's responses to cognitive challenge and links to self-reported rumination

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 305-317

  Gentzler, Amy L ^a   Wheat, Amanda L ^a   Palmer, Cara A ^a   Burwell, Rebecca A ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Cognition; Depression; Emotion; Heart rate; Problem solving; Respiratory sinus arrhythmia; Rumination

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LOW RISK POPULATION; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUMINATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; RESPIRATION; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84873685888     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: 14640600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2012.716394     Document Type: Article

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