Stress and the Development of Cognitive Vulnerabilities to Depression Explain Sex Differences in Depressive Symptoms During Adolescence

Clinical Psychological Science

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 702-714

  Hamilton, Jessica L ^a   Stange, Jonathan P ^a   Abramson, Lyn Y ^b   Alloy, Lauren B ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescence; cognitive vulnerability; depression; sex differences; stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84954486442     PISSN: 21677026     EISSN: 21677034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2167702614545479     Document Type: Article

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