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The role of children's negative attributions on depressive symptoms: an inherited characteristic or a product of the early environment?
Developmental science - 1 Jul 2012
Lau Jennifer Y F, Belli Stefano D, Gregory Alice M, Napolitano Maria, Eley Thalia C
Abstract excerpt
Negative attributional style has been associated with depressive symptoms in children. Yet, it is unclear whether these cognitive biases reflect inherited characteristics of the broader depressive phenotype or are a product of children's environments. While existing data in adolescents show that negative attributions reflect a genetic predisposition, elevating depressive responses to stress, other data suggest...
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