Development and validation of the depressive vulnerability and resilience scales


Autoria(s): Smith, Sean E. (Sean Edward)
Data(s)

01/01/2000

Resumo

Demonstrates that a personality type typified by self-perceptions tinged with a positive bias and high levels of optimism, provides protection, or resilience, from the experience of depression. Suggests that vulnerability to depression can be attributed to an inability to develop positively biased self-perceptions.

Identificador

http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30027992

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Deakin University, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, School of Psychology

Relação

http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30027992/smith-developmentandvalidation-2000.pdf

Palavras-Chave #Depression, Mental - Diagnosis #Optimism #Self-perception
Tipo

Thesis