NEGATIVE COGNITIONS AND ATTRIBUTIONAL STYLE IN DEPRESSED ADOLESCENTS - AN EXAMINATION OF STABILITY AND SPECIFICITY
NEGATIVE COGNITIONS AND ATTRIBUTIONAL STYLE IN DEPRESSED ADOLESCENTS - AN EXAMINATION OF STABILITY AND SPECIFICITY
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DOI:
10.1037/0021-843x.102.4.607
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发表时间:
1993-11-01
影响因子:
4.6
通讯作者:
REDNER, JE
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作者:
GOTLIB, IH;LEWINSOHN, PM;REDNER, JE
Despite recent findings that the prevalence of unipolar depression is as high in adolescents as it is in adults, relatively little is known about the applicability of cognitive theories of depression to adolescents. The present study examined the nature, specificity, and stability of cognitive dysfunction in male and female depressed, remitted, and psychiatric control adolescents. Factor analysis of a diverse set of measures yielded two factors, labelled Negative Cognitions and Attributional Style. Scores on both these factors were related to a current diagnosis of depression. Results also indicated that there may not be complete recovery of cognitive functioning (or of depressed mood) with diagnostic remission of depression. Finally, whereas elevated scores on the Negative Cognitions factor appeared to be specific to depression, the depressed and psychiatric control adolescents did not differ with respect to their scores on the Attributional Style factor.