Depressive Symptoms and Conversational Self-Focus in Adolescents’ Friendships

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 87-100

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Conversational self focus; Depression; Friendship

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84958160900     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-015-9980-3     Document Type: Article

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