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Peer reviewedSheslow, David V.; Erickson, Marilyn T. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1975
Depression in a college population was found to be correlated with small changes in many activities rather than with the large reductions in overt behavior reported for clinically depressed individuals. Results of the study suggest the possibility of an operant component in maintaining depressive behavior. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, College Students, Depression (Psychology), Operant Conditioning
