Explanatory style

Content: 1. Explanatory style : history and evolution of the field / Christopher Peterson, Gregory McClellan Buchanan and Martin E.P. Seligman --
2. The measurement of explanatory style / Karen Reivich --
3. The origins of explanatory style : trust as a determinant of optimism and pessimism / Jane Penaz Eisner --
4. Explanatory style and achievement, depression, and gender differences in childhood and early adolescence / Susan Nolen-Hoeksema and Joan S. Girgus --
5. The role of causal attributions in the prediction of depression / Clive J. Robins and Adele M. Hayes --
6. Explanatory style in the treatment of depression / Robert J. DeRubeis and Steven D. Hollon --
7. Hopelessness depression / Lyn Y. Abramson, Lauren B. Alloy, and Gerald I. Metalsky --
8. Explanatory style in anxiety and depression / Susan Mineka, Cynthia L. Pury, and Alice G. Luten --
9. Explanatory style and achievement in school and work / Peter Schulman --
10. Sports and explanatory style / David Rettew and Karen Reivich --
11. Pessimistic rumination in American politics and society / Harold M. Zullow --
12. Explanatory style in the context of culture / Gabriele Oettingen --
13. Explanatory style and coronary heart disease / Gregory McClelan Buchanan --
14. Explanatory style and health / Christopher Peterson --
15. Afterword : the future of the field / Gregory McClellan Buchanan and Martin E.P. Seligman.