Depressive self-presentation
Beyond self-handicapping
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6204382 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gifford Weary (The Ohio State University), Joan P Williams |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 892-898 |
| Publication date | 1990-05-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0022-3514.58.5.892 |
| PMID | 2348374 |
| OpenAlex | W2062119887, W4243290223 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 3 |
An experiment was conducted to examine the notion that depressives' responses would reflect a protective self-presentation style (Hill, Weary, & Williams, 1986), the underlying goal of which would be the avoidance of future performance demands and potential losses in self-esteem. In this study, depressed and nondepressed Ss were asked to perform a relatively simple visual-motor task. Half of the depressed and half of the nondepressed Ss were told that if they were successful at the task, they would be asked to perform a 2nd, similar task. The remaining Ss were given no such expectation of future performance. We predicted and found that depressed compared with nondepressed Ss strategically failed at the task when presented with the possibility of future performance and further losses in esteem. Moreover, this strategic failure was associated with some costs; depressed-future performance expectancy Ss experienced more discomfort or negative affect as a result of their performance. The relationship between this depressive self-presentation and self-handicapping strategies is discussed.
Affect (linguistics · Developmental psychology · Expectancy theory · Presentation (obstetrics · Self-concept · Self-disclosure · Self-esteem · Task (project management · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Clinical Psychology · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1991 - 2020 (30) |
| Highly cited | No |