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Depressive Subtypes and Dysfunctional Attitudes: a Personal Construct View

The influence of cognitive organization, dysfunctional attitudes, and depressive "subtype" on the perceptions of negative life events is explored. BDI scores are used to delineate symptomatic and non-symptomatic groups. Construct content (sociotropic versus autonomous, as first defined by Beck) is used to identify predominant schema-type. Subjects completed a Problematic Situations Questionnaire with Dysfunctional Attitudes Scale. Results indicate that depressed individuals display more dysfunctional attitudes and negative affect in all types of negative situations; further the endorsement of dysfunctional attitudes is significantly more likely to occur in the context of schema-congruent situations. Findings are discussed a) in terms of the utility of personal constructs in the assessment of schema-type and b) in accordance with a person-event interactional model of depression.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc504344
Date12 1900
CreatorsLonghorn, Alison J. (Alison Jane)
ContributorsDoster, Joseph A., 1943-, Harrell, Ernest H., Martin, Sander, 1939-
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatv, 54 leaves: ill, Text
CoverageUnited States - Texas - Denton County - Denton
RightsPublic, Longhorn, Alison J. (Alison Jane), Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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