A Longitudinal Examination of the Hopelessness Theory of Depression in People Who Have Multiple Sclerosis
Joint Authors
Kneebone, I. I.
Guerrier, S.
Dunmore, E.
Jones, E.
Fife-Schaw, C.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-07-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Purpose.
Hopelessness theory predicts that negative attributional style will interact with negative life events over time to predict depression.
The intention of this study was to test this in a population who are at greater risk of negative life events, people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
Method.
Data, including measures of attributional style, negative life events, and depressive symptoms, were collected via postal survey in 3 phases, each one a year apart.
Results.
Responses were received from over 380 participants at each study phase.
Negative attributional style was consistently able to predict future depressive symptoms at low to moderate levels of association; however, this ability was not sustained when depressive symptoms at Phase 1 were controlled for.
No substantial evidence to support the hypothesised interaction of negative attributional style and negative life events was found.
Conclusions.
Findings were not supportive of the causal interaction proposed by the hopelessness theory of depression.
Further work considering other time frames, using methods to prime attributional style before assessment and specifically assessing the hopelessness subtype of depression, may prove to be more fruitful.
Intervention directly to address attributional style should also be considered.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kneebone, I. I.& Guerrier, S.& Dunmore, E.& Jones, E.& Fife-Schaw, C.. 2015. A Longitudinal Examination of the Hopelessness Theory of Depression in People Who Have Multiple Sclerosis. Behavioural Neurology،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kneebone, I. I.…[et al.]. A Longitudinal Examination of the Hopelessness Theory of Depression in People Who Have Multiple Sclerosis. Behavioural Neurology No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Kneebone, I. I.& Guerrier, S.& Dunmore, E.& Jones, E.& Fife-Schaw, C.. A Longitudinal Examination of the Hopelessness Theory of Depression in People Who Have Multiple Sclerosis. Behavioural Neurology. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1057509
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1057509