Abela John R Z, Brozina Karen, Haigh Emily P
Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2002 Oct;30(5):515-27. doi: 10.1023/a:1019873015594.
The goal of this study was to test the response styles theory of depression in a sample of 3rd- and 7th-grade children. In addition, we examined whether the relationship between rumination and increases in depressive symptoms is mediated by hopelessness and low self-esteem. The procedure involved an initial assessment in which depressive symptoms, response styles, hopelessness, and self-esteem were assessed. The procedure also involved a follow-up assessment, 6 weeks later, in which depressive symptoms, hopelessness, and self-esteem were reassessed. Children with a ruminative response style exhibited increases in depressive symptoms over the 6-week period. In addition, the relationship between rumination and increases in depressive symptoms was mediated by both hopelessness and low self-esteem. Last, contrary to our hypotheses, neither distraction nor problem-solving response styles predicted decreases in depressive symptoms over the course of the study.
本研究的目的是在一个三年级和七年级儿童样本中检验抑郁的反应风格理论。此外，我们还研究了沉思与抑郁症状增加之间的关系是否由绝望感和低自尊介导。该程序包括一次初始评估，在此次评估中对抑郁症状、反应风格、绝望感和自尊进行评估。该程序还包括6周后的一次随访评估，在此次评估中对抑郁症状、绝望感和自尊进行重新评估。具有沉思反应风格的儿童在6周内抑郁症状有所增加。此外，沉思与抑郁症状增加之间的关系由绝望感和低自尊共同介导。最后，与我们的假设相反，在研究过程中，分心和解决问题的反应风格均未预测抑郁症状会减轻。
