M.A. (Social psychology) / The purpose of this study was to determine whether parental rejection and a characteristic attributional style contribute to childhood depression. After a review of existing literature on the relationship between depression,parental rejection and attributional style, it was hypothesized that parental rejection and attributional style would affect childhood depression, and therefore contribute to childhood depression. In order to test the hypothesis, children and their parents were tested. Out of the initial sample, 50 depressed and 50 non-depressed children as well as their parents undergone further tests. The tests used in this study were the CDI, DSRS, PPI and the KASTAN for the children, and the BDI, ASQ and the PARI for the parents. The results of this study indicated that parental rejection does contribute to childhood depression. There was, however, not much support provided by the data for the contribution of a characteristic attributional style to childhood depression. This would imply that further research in this area is necessary.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uj/uj:7989 |
| Date | 04 February 2014 |
| Creators | Van den Berg, Petronella Susanna |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | University of Johannesburg |
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