This prospective study attempted to assess whether deficiencies in social behaviors are antecedents, consequences and/or residual effects of an episode of depression. This study was part of a larger investigation of the relationships of college roommates. Subjects and their roommates (138 pairs) were placed in one of six groups based on the subject's diagnostic status (as determined by the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia and the Research Diagnostic Criteria) at the initial data collection point (Time 1) and at the second data collection (Time 2). The groups formed by this procedure were a previously depressed group, a currently depressed group, a new cases group (who experienced their first episode of depression at Time 2), a relapsers group (who had experienced at least one episode of depression prior to Time 2), an other-disorder control group, and a normal control group. The seven measures used in this study may be grouped into two domains: measures which use the self-report of the subject or the roommate (Interpersonal Checklist, self-esteem, and the Impact Message Inventory) and measures which involved an observer's rating of the subject's behavior (verbal and non-verbal behavior, Interpersonal Checklist and interpersonal style). It was found that the currently depressed group, the new cases group, and the relapsers group manifested increased distrustful behavior and low self-esteem relative to the normal controls. Thus, it appears that increased distrust of others and low self-esteem may constitute a "depression-prone" interpersonal style. However, due to the lack of results on the observer-rated measures, the implications of the results for the interpersonal theories of depression are viewed as tentative, and a more critical evaluation of these theories must await replication of the current findings. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 50-03, Section: B, page: 1120. / Major Professor: Jack E. Hokanson. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1988.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_77982 |
| Contributors | Rubert, Mark P., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 90 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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