Term ID: T5845

Negative Attribution Style

/negative-attribution-style/
Tendency to attribute negative events to internal, stable, and global causes
Example: Strong predictor of depression vulnerability requiring cognitive restructuring interventions

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Reference: Abramson et al. (1978)