Rumination and worry in daily life: Examining the naturalistic validity of theoretical constructs

Clinical Psychological Science

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 926-939

  Kircanski, Katharina ^a   Thompson, Renee J ^b   Sorenson, James E ^a   Sherdell, Lindsey ^a   Gotlib, Ian H ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Experience sampling method; Generalized anxiety disorder; Major depressive disorder; Rumination; Transdiagnostic; Worry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84960385953     PISSN: 21677026     EISSN: 21677034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2167702614566603     Document Type: Article

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