Psychometric properties of the Positive Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire.

Ingram, Rick E.; Kendall, Philip C.; Siegle, Greg J.; Guarino, Jeannine; McLaughlin, Susan C.

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“…Regarding the cognitive content, a number of endorsement measures of self-talk provide valence-based scores, that is, scores focused on the positive versus negative nature of inner speech (e.g., Burnett, 1996;Ingram, Kendall, Siegle, Guarino, & McLaughlin, 1995). Questionnaires based exclusively on the valence pose the problem that, under the headings of negative and positive thoughts, cognitions of a very different nature are assessed.…”

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Self-Talk and Affective Problems in College Students: Valence of Thinking and Cognitive Content Specificity

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The aim of this study was to develop a Self-Talk Inventory for young adults. This inventory consisted of two scales. The Negative Self-Talk Scale included three categories of selftalk (depressive, anxious, and angry thoughts) and the Positive Self-Talk Scale, three categories (minimization, positive orientation, and coping self-instructions). Participants were 982 undergraduate students (Mean age = 20.35 years, SD = 2.16). They completed the self-talk scales together with the following scales to measure symptoms of affective disorders: the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), the StateTrait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), and the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI-T). Factor analyses confirmed the hypothesized structure for the Self-Talk Inventory. The relations between self-talk and symptoms of affective disorders (depression, anxiety, and anger) were also evaluated. In general, states-of-mind -SOM-ratios and negative cognitions showed a greater association with psychological symptoms than did positive cognitions. Results concerning the cognitive characteristics of depression, anxiety, and anger were mixed and partially supported the cognitive content specificity theory.

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“…Several authors have placed increasing emphasis on the role of cognition in the origin, maintenance, and treatment of different types of psychopathology [2,3]. Haaga, Dyck, and Ernst [4] pointed out that this theoretical position focused on the automatic negative cognitions encountered in psychological disorders, whilst others [1,5] postulated that a specific relationship between positive and negative cognition might be a key determinant in psychopathology. Kendall suggested that examination of both negative and positive cognitions could contribute to a better understanding of the health-pathology relationship [5].…”

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“…Automatic thoughts are explored in several theories dealing with psychopathology [1]. Several authors have placed increasing emphasis on the role of cognition in the origin, maintenance, and treatment of different types of psychopathology [2,3].…”

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

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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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“…Successful integrative and instrumental reminiscence may contribute to the accumulation of mental resources that are related to depression and anxiety. Three such resources that are known to be related to mental health are meaning in life , mastery , and positive thoughts (Ingram, Kendall, Siegle, Guarino & McLaughlin, 1995).…”

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“…Successful integrative and instrumental reminiscence may contribute to the accumulation of mental resources that are related to depression and anxiety. We will focus here on three such resources that are known to be related to mental health: meaning in life , mastery , and positive thoughts (Ingram, Kendall, Siegle, Guarino & McLaughlin, 1995). Successful integrative reminiscence may contribute to a sense of meaning in life as it contributes to fi nding coherence and purpose in one's own life experiences.…”

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The stories we live by : the adaptive role of reminiscence in later life

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Psychometric properties of the Positive Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire.

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Self-Talk and Affective Problems in College Students: Valence of Thinking and Cognitive Content Specificity

Self-Talk and Affective Problems in College Students: Valence of Thinking and Cognitive Content Specificity

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

The stories we live by : the adaptive role of reminiscence in later life

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