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I nfluence of rumination and self‐efficacy on depression in J apanese undergraduate nursing students
Author(s) -
Takagishi Yukihiro,
Sakata Masatsugu,
Kitamura Toshinori
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
asian journal of social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.5
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1467-839X
pISSN - 1367-2223
DOI - 10.1111/ajsp.12000
Subject(s) - rumination , psychology , self efficacy , coping (psychology) , clinical psychology , path analysis (statistics) , structural equation modeling , depression (economics) , depressive symptoms , social psychology , psychiatry , cognition , statistics , mathematics , economics , macroeconomics
Researchers have suggested that self‐efficacy can predict and prevent depression, while negative coping strategies, as typified by rumination, can lead to depression. The authors examined the relationship between self‐efficacy, rumination, and depression in J apanese nursing students. The result of a structural equation model showed that rumination, but not self‐efficacy, predicted depression. The result of simultaneous multiple group analysis indicated that there was homogeneity within the same path diagram between genders. The result implied that stress management should focus on controlling the degree of rumination rather than self‐efficacy in order to efficiently maintain the mental health of J apanese nursing students.