“…In fact, people who interact with depressed individuals, compared to nondepressed individuals, express more negative statements than positive ones (Gotlib & Robinson, 1982;Howes & Hokanson, 1979), report experiencing more negative feelings (Coyne, 1976a;Marks & Hammen, 1982), perceive themselves as being less skillful (Gotlib & Meltzer, 1987), and are less inclined to interact again with other depressed people (Coyne, 1976b;Howes & Hokanson, 1979). On the other hand, depressed individuals have a tendency to attribute negative intentions to the behavior of significant others (Horneffer & Fincham, 1995), which can lead them to underevaluate the support received from them or to perceive it negatively. Finally, among PTSD victims, certain symptoms of depression positively correlate with the number of negative interactions with various people in their surroundings (Zoellner et al, 1999) and with negative criticism from significant others (Tarrier, Sommerfield, & Pilgrim, 1999).…”