Cognitive Representations in a Self-regulation Model of Depression
Effects of Self–Other Distinctions, Symptom Severity and Personal Experiences with Depression
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15411524 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Melissa N Care (Western University, corresponding author), Nicholas A Kuiper (Western University) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 128-145 |
| Publication date | 2012-04-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Self and Identity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1529-8868 • E-ISSN: 1529-8876 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15298868.2011.647831 |
| OpenAlex | W2067645298 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 24 |
Using Leventhal's self-regulation model, this research investigated cognitive representations of depression in the context of previous work on mental health literacy. Undergraduates rated vignettes that systematically varied the target person (self or other) and depressive symptom severity (mild or moderate). Moderate symptoms, as expected, were viewed as more serious and debilitating than mild symptoms. Also as predicted, a self-positivity bias was evident, with cognitive representations for depression being less extreme for the self, when compared to another. Participants ascribed a shorter timeline, more situational than dispositional causes, less helpfulness for professional assistance, less severe consequences, and lower severity labels for the depressive symptoms that were self-referenced. Many of these self-positivity effects also remained evident in a further vignette that portrayed a month-long escalation of self-referent symptoms from mild to moderate. Greater personal experience with depression also had some limited impact on cognitive representations for the self-referent condition. Overall, these findings provide strong support for several facets of a self-regulation model of depression. They thus indicate a need for depression literacy research to more fully consider the influences of target person and symptom severity on cognitive representations of depression. Practical applications of the results to preventative efforts are also discussed
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2022 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |