Depression, Language, and Affect: An Examination of the Influence of Baseline Depression and Affect Induction on Language

Journal of Language and Social Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 317-326

  Bernard, Jared D ^a   Baddeley, Jenna L ^b,c   Rodriguez, Benjamin F ^a   Burke, Philip A ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RALPH H JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

affect; depression; language; linguistic style; mood

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LANGUAGE; MOOD;

EID: 84965134819     PISSN: 0261927X     EISSN: 15526526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261927X15589186     Document Type: Article

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