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Illness Attitudes Associated with Seasonal Depressive Symptoms: An Examination Using a Newly Developed Implicit Measure
Joint Authors
Meyers, Katherine
Young, Michael A.
Source
Depression Research and Treatment
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-12-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The Dual Vulnerability Model of seasonal depression posits that seasonal vegetative symptoms are due to a physiological vulnerability, but cognitive and mood symptoms are the result of negative appraisal of vegetative changes.
In addition, rumination may be associated with stronger negative attitudes toward vegetative symptoms.
This is the first study to examine implicit attitudes toward vegetative symptoms.
We hypothesized that illness attitudes about fatigue moderate the relationship between the severity of vegetative symptoms and the severity of cognitive symptoms and that the illness attitudes are associated with rumination.
This study also developed an implicit method to assess the appraisal of fatigue as indicating illness.
Results supported both hypotheses.
Illness attitudes toward fatigue moderated the relationship between vegetative symptoms and cognitive symptoms.
Ruminative response style was positively associated with implicit illness attitudes towards fatigue.
The study provides support for the role of negative appraisals of vegetative symptoms in the development of cognitive and mood seasonal depressive symptoms.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Meyers, Katherine& Young, Michael A.. 2015. Illness Attitudes Associated with Seasonal Depressive Symptoms: An Examination Using a Newly Developed Implicit Measure. Depression Research and Treatment،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061124
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Meyers, Katherine& Young, Michael A.. Illness Attitudes Associated with Seasonal Depressive Symptoms: An Examination Using a Newly Developed Implicit Measure. Depression Research and Treatment No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061124
American Medical Association (AMA)
Meyers, Katherine& Young, Michael A.. Illness Attitudes Associated with Seasonal Depressive Symptoms: An Examination Using a Newly Developed Implicit Measure. Depression Research and Treatment. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061124
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1061124