Predictive relation of automatic thoughts and student efficacy to depressive symptoms in undergraduates.

Olioff, Mark; Bryson, Susan E.; Wadden, Norma P.

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“…Moreover, they provided cross-cultural convergent and divergent criterion-related validity for the construct of both negative thinking and positive thinking in an Asian sample. Similar to the western studies (e.g., Beck, 1999, Lightsey, 1994a, 1994bLightsey & Christopher, 1997;Olioff et al, 1989;Szentagotai & Freeman, 2007), negative thinking was found to be positively related to depression, anxiety, anger, and stress; and negatively related to happiness. In addition, negative thinking was found to be negatively related to life satisfaction.…”

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“…Negative thinking have been found to play a pivotal role in psychological maladjustment, such as depression (Beck, Rush, Shaw, & Emery, 1979;Dobson & Breiter, 1983;Harrell & Ryon, 1983;Hollon & Kendall, 1980;Hollon, Kendall, & Lumry, 1986;Lightsey, 1994aLightsey, , 1994bLightsey & Christopher, 1997;Muris, Mayer, den Adel, Roos, & van Wamelen, 2009;Olioff, Bryson, & Wadden, 1989), anxiety (Beck, Emery, & Greenberg, 1985;Heimberg, Acerra, & Holstein, 1985;Szentagotai & Freeman, 2007, Wong, 2008, anger (Beck, 1999), and stress (Lightsey, 1994a). Negative thinking has also been found to be negatively associated with psychological well-being, such as happiness (Lightsey, 1994b).…”

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Negative thinking versus positive thinking in a Singaporean student sample: Relationships with psychological well-being and psychological maladjustment

Wong

2012

Learning and Individual Differences

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Negative thinking versus positive thinking in a Singaporean student sample: Relationships with psychological well-being and psychological maladjustment

Wong

2012

Learning and Individual Differences

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“…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.…”

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“…Since negative cognitions are known to correlate with (Hollon & Kendall, 1980) and predict (Olioff et al, 1989) dysphoria, they are entered prior to positive cognitions in regression analyses. This constitutes a more stringent test of the ability of positive cognitions to predict dysphoria.…”

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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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“…Both the original ATQ and the ATQ-R have shown good empirical validity, with numerous studies demonstrating a strong association between automatic thoughts assessed by the ATQ and depressive symptoms (e.g., Hollon, Kendall, & Lumry, 1986;Olioff, Bryson, & Wadden, 1989;Sahin & Sahin, 1992;Stiles, Schroeder, & Johansen, 1993). Evidence also indicates that ATQ negative self-talk scores decline during treatment for depression (DeRubeis et al, 1990).…”

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Automatic Thoughts and Psychological Symptoms: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of American and Spanish Students

Calvete

Connor-Smith

2005

Cogn Ther Res

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This study examined the structure of automatic thoughts and relations between automatic thoughts and psychological symptoms from a cross-cultural perspective. Spanish university students (N = 437) and American university students (N = 349) completed the Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire-Revised (ATQ-R) and the Young Adult Self-Report. Results supported a hierarchical arrangement of cognitions in which four first-order categories of self-talk (Dissatisfaction, Negative Self-Concept, Inability to Cope, and Positive Thoughts) were encompassed by two broad factors of Positive and Negative Self-Talk. The pattern of associations between automatic thoughts and symptoms of anxiety, depression, and externalizing problems supported both the cognitive content-specificity theory and the tripartite model of anxiety and depression. Multiple group covariance structure analysis showed that the structure of the ATQ-R and relations between the ATQ-R and symptoms were comparable in both groups, suggesting that the nature of automatic thoughts is similar across Western cultures.

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Predictive relation of automatic thoughts and student efficacy to depressive symptoms in undergraduates.

Cited by 21 publications

References 61 publications

Negative thinking versus positive thinking in a Singaporean student sample: Relationships with psychological well-being and psychological maladjustment

Negative thinking versus positive thinking in a Singaporean student sample: Relationships with psychological well-being and psychological maladjustment

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

Automatic Thoughts and Psychological Symptoms: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of American and Spanish Students

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