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Cognitive and behavioral correlates of depression in clinical and nonclinical populations
Author(s) -
Wierzbicki Michael,
Rexford Lillian
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198911)45:6<872::aid-jclp2270450607>3.0.co;2-t
Subject(s) - psychology , dysfunctional family , mood , depression (economics) , cognition , beck depression inventory , clinical psychology , psychiatry , anxiety , economics , macroeconomics
The relationships among depression, depressogenic cognitions, and mood‐related activities were examined in clinic and nonclinic populations. Fiftyseven participants in a treatment program for depression and 143 undergraduate subjects were administered a questionnaire battery that included the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire (ATQ), Dysfunctional Attitude Scale (DAS), and the mood‐related items of both the Pleasant Events Schedule (PES) and Unpleasant Events Schedule (UES). Depressogenic cognitions and mood‐related activities were correlated with one another and with depression in both populations: As depression increased, depressogenic cognitions and unpleasant activities increased while pleasant activities decreased. In addition, partial correlational analyses demonstrated that both depressogenic cognitions and mood‐related activities, independent of one another, were correlated significantly with depression. This demonstrates that cognitive and behavioral variables, while related to one another, contribute independent information concerning depression.