Citation

Lewinsohn PM, Joiner TE, Rohde P. J. Abnorm. Psychol. 2001; 110(2): 203-215.

Affiliation

Oregon Research Institute, Eugene 97403-1983, USA. pete@ori.org

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, American Psychological Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11368074

Abstract

Diathesis-stress predictions regarding the onset of adolescent major depression and nonmood disorders were tested. Adolescents (N = 1,507) were assessed for dysfunctional attitudes and negative attributional style, as well as current depressive symptoms, current depressive and nondepressive diagnoses, and past and family histories of psychopathology. Approximately 1 year later, participants were reassessed on all measures. Analyses supported A. T. Beck's (1976) theory of depression (at the level of a trend) but not the hopelessness theory of depression.

FINDINGS were suggestive of a threshold view of vulnerability to depression; for those who experienced negative life events, depressive onset was related to dysfunctional attitudes but only when dysfunctional attitudes exceeded a certain level (low = intermediate < high). For participants who scored either very high or very low on both dysfunctional attitudes and negative attributional style, nonsignificant findings were obtained.

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