When Depression Breeds Rejection Rather Than Compassion
Disagreeableness, Stigma, and Lack of Empathic Concern Among Support Providers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15529063 |
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| Authors | Myriam Mongrain (0000-0003-0281-7623, York University, corresponding author), Ariel Shoikhedbrod (0000-0002-5295-7838, York University) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Pages | 594229-594229 |
| Publication date | 2021-06-29 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.594229 |
| PMID | 34267680 |
| OpenAlex | W3174830857 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 79 |
Past research has shown that the close relationships of depressed individuals are often characterised by rejection rather than compassion. The goal of this research was to broaden interpersonal models of depression by investigating the reports of support providers themselves. Individual differences, including disagreeableness, stigmatic beliefs about depression, and empathic concern were measured. These were examined in relation to reported interpersonal behaviours toward a significant other who was currently depressed. A cross-sectional design was used in an undergraduate ( N = 312) and community sample ( N = 296). Disagreeable individuals reported less compassionate and more rejecting behaviours toward depressed significant others based on an interpersonal circumplex model of social support. Serial mediation models further indicated that the associations between disagreeableness and rejecting behaviours reported by providers were mediated by stigma and lower empathic concern. The current studies shed light on how the personality, attitudes and emotions of support providers influence the level of compassion expressed toward depressed individuals
Compassion · Depression (economics · Empathic concern · Empathy · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal relationship · Mediation · Personality · Perspective-taking · Psychiatry · Social support · Stigma (botany · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology · Social Psychology
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