Sequelae of Depression in College Undergraduates

McGuffie, Kimberly; Low, Kathryn Graff

doi:10.1300/j035v13n03_03

Journal of College Student Psychotherapy

1999

DOI: 10.1300/j035v13n03_03

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Sequelae of Depression in College Undergraduates

Kimberly McGuffie

Kathryn Graff Low

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“…Among college students in particular, depressive symptoms tend to co-occur with low self-esteem, poor psychosocial functioning, and other types of psychopathology, including eating disorders and body image disturbances (Devine, Kempton, & Forehand, 1994; Hankin & Abramson, 2001; McGuffie & Low, 1999; Stice et al, 2010). Etiological models of eating disorder symptoms suggest negative affect and depressed mood are risk factors for the development and maintenance of disordered eating and risky weight-management strategies (Stice, 2002; Stice et al, 2010; Westerberg-Jacobson, Edlund, & Ghaderi, 2010).…”

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Does depressed mood moderate the influence of drive for thinness and muscularity on eating disorder symptoms among college men?

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Psychology of Men & Masculinity

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Research suggests men have become increasingly concerned about their bodies with respect to both thinness and muscularity, and these concems are associated with behavioral and psychological consequences that differ from women. The current study evaluated depressed mood as a moderator of associations between drives for thinness and muscularity and eating disorder symptoms among male college students and examined whether these relationships differed from women. Participants included 669 undergraduate students (34,4% men) who completed an online survey assessing body image, depressed mood, and other health-related attitudes and behaviors. Results of negative binomial regression analyses revealed a greater risk of eating disorder symptoms among men with greater drives for thinness, muscularity, and depressed mood. Depressed mood moderated the association between drive for thinness and eating disorder synjptoms in both men and women, such that the significant relationship between drive for thinness and eating disorder symptoms was stronger among those with lower levels of depressed mood. Drive for muscularity was positively associated with a greater risk of eating disorder symptoms for men with lower levels of depressed mood. These findings add to the growing literature on the relationship between depressed mood and eating disorder symptoms among college men. Given previous research in this area has primarily focused on women, future work is needed to inform screening and intervention strategies targeting college men exhibiting depressed mood and eating disorder symptoms.

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Does depressed mood moderate the influence of drive for thinness and muscularity on eating disorder symptoms among college men?

Grossbard¹,

Atkins²,

Geisner³

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Psychology of Men & Masculinity

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A randomized clinical trial of a brief, mailed intervention for symptoms of depression.

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2006

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

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This research evaluated the efficacy of a brief, mailed personalized feedback intervention designed to alleviate depressed mood and antecedents (ineffective coping and hopelessness). College students (N = 177) were randomly assigned to intervention or control group following a baseline assessment. A week after completing the baseline assessment, participants in the intervention condition were mailed feedback and information detailing their mood, coping strategies, as well as suggestions for enhancing mood. Results indicated that feedback was effective in reducing depressive symptoms, hopelessness, and among men, increasing willingness to use coping strategies at the 1-month follow-up. Hopelessness mediated reductions in depressive symptoms. Results support the use of personalized feedback as a low-cost, initial intervention for college students suffering from symptoms of depression.

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Sequelae of Depression in College Undergraduates

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Does depressed mood moderate the influence of drive for thinness and muscularity on eating disorder symptoms among college men?

Does depressed mood moderate the influence of drive for thinness and muscularity on eating disorder symptoms among college men?

A randomized clinical trial of a brief, mailed intervention for symptoms of depression.

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