Partner similarity mediates interpersonal anxiety

Heimberg, Richard G.; Acerra, Maryrose C.; Holstein, Ann L.

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“…A growing body of evidence suggests that optimism, which has been equated with positive thinking, is inversely related to, and predicts, depression (see Scheir & Carver, 1992, for a review). In a related vein, high self-esteem, which may be related to positive thinking, could be associated with immunity to depression (Pagel & Becker, 1987).Positive cognitions are inversely related to varied psychological problems including social anxiety (Heimberg, Acerra, & Holstein, 1985) and depression (Missel & Sommer, 1983), and are directly related to immediate positive well-being (Goodhart, 1985). Other researchers (Heimberg, Bruch, Hope, & Dombeck, 1990; Missel & Sommer, 1993;Schwartz, 1986;Schwartz & Garamoni, 1989) have marshaled evidence that, compared to dysfunctional persons, functional persons are characterized not only by lower levels of negative cognitions but by higher levels of positive cognitions and by greater proportions of positive to negative + positive thoughts.…”

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Positive automatic cognitions as moderators of the negative life event-dysphoria relationship

Lightsey

1994

Cogn Ther Res

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Depression is one of the most common forms of psychopathology, affecting to some extent as many as one in five adults at any given time (Coyne, 1985). Given this prevalence, it is not surprising that much research has focused on environmental factors that are associated with, and predict, depression. Researchers have found, in this regard, that stresses such as nega-11 gratefully acknowledge Clara Hill and Wayne Dixon for helpful editorial comments on an earlier draft of this manuscript.This study is based on reanalysis of data which were collected as part of a doctoral research project at the University of Maryland (Paykel, 1974;Paykel et al., 1969;Sarason, Johnson, & Siegel, 1978).Although environmental stress predicts depression, however, not everyone who experiences such stress becomes depressed. Researchers have therefore exerted much effort in attempts to ascertain factors which may account for these diverse individual reactions to stress. Most such research has focused on factors thought to exacerbate the impact of stress. In the diathesis-stress hypothesis of the cognitive theory of depression, for example, dysfunctional beliefs are hypothesized to interact with stress and thereby to foster or activate depression (Beck, 1967;Beck, Rush, Shaw, & Emery, 1979). Some studies have found that the relationship between stress and depression does indeed depend on the level of beliefs (Kwon & Tian, 1992;Olinger, Kuiper, & Shaw, 1987;Pagel & Becker, 1987;Smith, Boaz & Denney, 1984;Wise & Barnes, 1986). Recent evidence, however, has begun to suggest that negative thoughts, as differentiated from beliefs, may act as vulnerability factors (Olioff, Bryson, & Wadden, 1989; Stiles & Gotestem, 1989).Yet stressful life events, dysfunctional beliefs, and negative cognitions do not account for all of the variance in depression, nor do Stress x Belief interaction terms consistently predict variance in depression (e.g., Barnett & Gotlib, 1988Hamilton & Abramson, 1983;Persons & Rao, 1985;Robins & Block, 1989). Furthermore, a focus only on potential exacerbating factors, though necessary, is logically insufficient to account for the full range of reactions to stress. That is, logic suggests not only stress intensifiers but stress buffers may be salient to depression.Indeed, theory suggests the existence of positive schemata, cognitive factors that may buffer the impact of stress. For example, in his early writings, Beck (1967) postulated the existence of positive or self-enhancing selfconcepts which, when activated, result in favorable self-regard. More recently, Beck and his colleagues have suggested that positive schemas may provide coping mechanisms (Beck & Weishaar, 1989). Furthermore, progress from a negative cognitive set to a positive cognitive set may be central to recovery from depression (Beck, 1985).Empirical evidence, too, suggests the existence of positive schemata. Nondepressed persons evince a self-enhancing bias that enables them to perceive themselves more positively than others perceive them (Lewinsohn, Mische...

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Positive automatic cognitions as moderators of the negative life event-dysphoria relationship

Lightsey

1994

Cogn Ther Res

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“…En revanche, l'augmentation des pensées positives peut être une protection importante contre les troubles psychologiques (TPSY). Ces résultats sont cohérents avec plusieurs recherches qui indiquent que le degré de pensées positives est parfois le déterminant le plus important dans les TPSY et l'(in)adaptation psychologique (Heimberg, et al, 1985). Ainsi, les étudiants déprimés et non anxieux ont plus de pensées négatives (p < 0,05) et moins des pensées positives que les étudiants non déprimés et non anxieux (p < 0,05).…”

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“…Kendall suggested that examination of both negative and positive cognitions could contribute to a better understanding of the health-pathology relationship [5]. In addition, other authors have reported that a positive cognition deficit could be a facet of emotional disorders, which is as influential as excessive negative cognition [6,7]. Cognition plays an important role in theories concerning the development and treatment of psychopathologies such as anxiety disorders, depression, and loss of self-esteem.…”

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“…Negative thinking has been found to play a pivotal role in psychopathological states such as depression [3,11,[13][14][15][16][17][18] and anxiety [3,7,[17][18][19][20][21]. Indeed, studies have found a connection between the presence of negative thoughts and anxiety in clinically anxious adults [22] and children [23].…”

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“…Ingram and Wisnicki [25] proposed that the presence of positive thinking may be less important in determining psychopathological states than the absence of negative thinking [5,26]. However, when focusing on positive psychology [27,28], a second view holds that the presence of positive thinking rather than the presence of negative thinking may be more important in determining both psychopathological states and well-being [7].…”

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The relationship between negative and positive cognition and psychopathological states in adults aged 18 to 20

Alsaleh

Lebreuilly

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Journal de Thérapie Comportementale et Cognitive

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SummaryWe have examined the relationships between positive and negative thinking and depression and anxiety. A total of 102 students have participated in this study. The Negative Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire and Positive Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire were used to evaluate negative and positive thoughts, respectively. The Beck Depression Inventory and the Beck Anxiety Inventory were used to assess psychopathological states. Depression was correlated with negative thinking (r = 0.77; P < 0.01) and gender (r = 0.13; P < 0.05), and inversely correlated with positive thinking (r = −0.45; P < 0.01). Multiple linear regressions showed that both negative and positive thinking affected depression (F = 148.04 and F = 13.86, respectively; P < 0.01). Anxiety was correlated with negative thinking (r = 0.62; P < 0.01), and inversely correlated with positive thinking (r = −0.31; P < 0.01) and gender (r = −0.11; P < 0.05). Depressed, non-anxious participants had higher negative thinking scores (P < 0.05) than non-depressed, non-anxious subjects who had lower positive thinking scores (P < 0.05) than non-depressed, nonanxious ones. Depression and anxiety were explained by negative thinking more than positive thinking. A decrease in depression and anxiety could be linked to a decrease in negative * Corresponding author. MOTS CLÉSCognition ; Pensées négatives ; Pensée positive ; État psychopathologique ; Dépression ; Anxiété ; Thérapies comportementales et cognitives Résumé La dépression se caractérise par la présence de pensées négatives, sur soi, sur le monde et sur l'avenir, ce que Beck a appelé la triade cognitive. Les pensées automatiques négatives sont supposées jouer un rôle central dans le développement et la persistance de la dépression (Hollon et Kendall, 1980) et de l'anxiété (Hollon et Kendall, 1980 Sanne et al., 2012). Cependant, le rôle des pensées positives dans la dépression et l'anxiété n'est pas très évident. Notre étude a pour but d'examiner le rôle des auto-déclarations négatives et positives sur le niveau d'anxiété et de dépression des étudiants. Notre échantillon se compose de 102 étudiants âgés de 18 à 20 ans, déprimés, non déprimés, anxieux et non anxieux. Les résultats de l'étude nous ont permis de mettre en évidence deux types de pensées liés aux troubles psychologiques. Premièrement, les pensées automatiques négatives sont fortement activées chez les étudiants déprimés, alors qu'elles le sont beaucoup moins chez les étudiants non déprimés. Deuxièmement, à l'inverse ce sont les pensées automatiques positives qui sont plus activées chez les étudiants non déprimés par comparaison avec les étudiants déprimés. Dans notre étude, la pensée négative est positivement corrélée avec la dépression et l'anxiété (p < 0,01). Cependant, la pensée positive est négativement corrélée avec la dépression et l'anxiété (p < 0,01). Les résultats de la régression multiple linéaire montrent que les pensées négatives et positives ont contribué de manière significative (p < 0,001) à expliquer la variance dans la dépression....

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Social anxiety and perception of early parenting among American, Chinese American, and social phobic samples

Leung

Heimberg

Holt

et al. 1994

Anxiety

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Emotionally distant and controlling child-rearing attitudes have been reported to characterize the parents of American or western European social phobics in previous research. However, the notion that these parental attitudes may be associated with social anxiety only in some cultures has not been investigated. The present study examined social anxiety among American social phobics and American and Chinese/Chinese American volunteer samples and how it may relate to their parents' child-rearing attitudes. Multivariate analyses of variance revealed overall group differences. Both volunteer samples reported lower levels of anxiety than social phobics. Parents of Chinese/Chinese Americans and social phobics were reported to be similar in their (1) isolation of children from social activities; (2) over-emphasis of others' opinions; and (3) use of shame tactics for discipline (more so than American volunteers' parents). However, parents of nonsocial phobics were more likely to attend family social activities than social phobics' parents. Overall, the association between a reported parenting style emphasizing others' opinions and shame tactics and social anxiety in their adult children was more evident in both American samples than among Chinese/Chinese Americans.

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Partner similarity mediates interpersonal anxiety

Cited by 63 publications

References 21 publications

Positive automatic cognitions as moderators of the negative life event-dysphoria relationship

Positive automatic cognitions as moderators of the negative life event-dysphoria relationship

The relationship between negative and positive cognition and psychopathological states in adults aged 18 to 20

Social anxiety and perception of early parenting among American, Chinese American, and social phobic samples

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