A meta-analysis of correlations between depression and first person singular pronoun use

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 68, Issue , 2017, Pages 63-68

  Edwards, To'Meisha ^a   Holtzman, Nicholas S ^a  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; LIWC; Meta analysis; Perseveration; Pronouns; Self focus

Indexed keywords

EID: 85014283711     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2017.02.005     Document Type: Article

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