Biased and Accurate: Depressive Symptoms and Daily Perceptions Within Intimate Relationships

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 636-650

  Overall, Nickola C ^a   Hammond, Matthew D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

accuracy; bias; depression; depressive symptoms; relationship perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876423364     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167213480188     Document Type: Article

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