COGNITIVE SELF-STATEMENTS IN DEPRESSION - DEVELOPMENT OF AN AUTOMATIC THOUGHTS QUESTIONNAIRE
COGNITIVE SELF-STATEMENTS IN DEPRESSION - DEVELOPMENT OF AN AUTOMATIC THOUGHTS QUESTIONNAIRE
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DOI:
10.1007/bf01178214
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发表时间:
1980-01-01
影响因子:
2.8
通讯作者:
KENDALL, PC
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作者:
HOLLON, SD;KENDALL, PC
A 30 item questionnaire was devised to measure the frequency of occurrence of automatic negative thoughts (negative self-statements) associated with depression. Male and female undergraduates were asked to recall dysphoric experiences and to report associated cognitions. Representative cognitions [100] were selected and administered to a 2nd sample, along with the MMPI [Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory] D [Depression] scale and the Beck Depression Inventory. Thirty items discriminating between criterion groups of psychometrically depressed and nondepressed subjects were identified. The resultant 30 item automatic thoughts questionnaire (ATQ-30) was cross-validated and significantly discriminated psychometrically depressed from nondepressed criterion groups. No differences were found between males and females on the measure. Factor analysis indicated a 4-factor solution, with a large 1st factor reflecting personal maladjustment, a 2nd factor indicative of negative self-concept and negative expectations and 2 lesser factors. The ATQ-30 may provide a means of testing basic theory relating cognitive content to behavioral and affective processes and assessing change in cognitions associated with experimental manipulation or psychotherapeutic intervention.