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Perceived Everyday Discrimination and Depressive Symptoms: Does Cognitive Style Mediate?
Author(s) -
Hayes Lauren,
Pössel Patrick,
Roane Sarah J.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/jcad.12291
Subject(s) - depressive symptoms , stressor , psychology , depression (economics) , cognition , clinical psychology , cognitive style , style (visual arts) , developmental psychology , psychiatry , history , archaeology , economics , macroeconomics
In the hopelessness theory of depression, a causal chain from stressors (e.g., perceived everyday discrimination [PED]) to 5 negative cognitive styles (NCSs) and depressive symptoms is delineated. In a sample of 243 diverse community college students, PED was positively associated with 4 NCSs. Furthermore, 2 specific NCSs were associated with depressive symptoms and mediated the effect between PED and depressive symptoms. Implications for research and practice with individuals who experience PED are discussed.