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Authors: Peterson, C., Semmel, A., von Baeyer, C., Abramson, L. Y., Metalsky, G. I., & Seligman, M. E. P.
Venue: Cognitive Therapy and Research
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 1982-09
Volume: 6
Issue: 3
Pages: 287-299
ISSN: 0147-5916 (ISSN-L)
1573-2819
DOI: 10.1007/bf01173577
OpenAlex: W2061941203
Cited by: 1,806
References: 4
FWCI: 29.78
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed

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