A habit-goal framework of depressive rumination

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 24-34

  Watkins, Edward R ^a   Nolen Hoeksema, Susan ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Control theory; Goal; Habit; Response styles; Rumination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTITUDE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LEARNING; MOOD; PSYCHOEDUCATION; REINFORCEMENT; RUMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIALIZATION; THEORY; ATTENTION; HABIT; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; THINKING;

ATTENTION; DEPRESSION; GOALS; HABITS; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; THINKING;

EID: 84897888942     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0035540     Document Type: Article

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