The Role of Cognitive Distortions related Academic Achievement in Predicting the Depression, Stress and Anxiety Levels of Adolescents

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to assess the predictive power of the cognitive distortions related to academic success concerning the depression, stress and anxiety levels of adolescents. The sample of research consists of 411 people; 192 (46,7 %) were female, 219 (53,3 %) were male, with 203 (49,4%) of the group continuing their education at academic high school whereas 208 (50,6 %) were vocational high school students. The study data was obtained by using the Personal Information Form, Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-42) -High School Form and Cognitive Distortions Scale related to Academic Achievement (CDS-AA). The t-test, ANOVA and simple linear regression analysis were used in analyzing the data. It was observed that cognitive distortions related to academic success, one of the research variables, did not differ according to gender, class level and receiving outof-school academic support. On the other hand, it was seen that depression, anxiety and stress scores differed significantly in terms of gender, class level and receiving out-of-school academic support. Finally, it was observed that cognitive distortions related to academic achievement are a statistically significant predictor of depression, anxiety and stress.

Uncovering Cognitive Distortions in Adolescents: Cultural Adaptation and Calibration of an Arabic Version of the “How I Think Questionnaire”

“…Cognitive distortions increased with lower levels of physical/sporting activity participation and higher levels of anxiety, depression and insomnia. Our findings are consistent with those of several recent studies showing that cognitive distortions are related to insomnia, depression, and anxiety [67][68][69][70]. School adolescents suffering from insomnia and/or anxiety and depression generate higher cognitive distortions than those who are not suffering.…”

“…The stability of the first-order solution, which yielded satisfactory fit indices, serves to reinforce these outcomes. These results were in line with the findings of earlier studies that developed and validated the scale [23,25,67].…”

“…The findings of the exploratory analysis indicated the A-HIT-Q [1] demonstrated item homogeneity and exhibited satisfactory internal consistency across the various dimensions of the scale. The reliability estimates have also been confirmed in previous studies (e.g., [23,25,67]). The strong internal consistency reliability confirms the items on the A-HIT-Q and for the respective domains offer a high level of precision with low measurement errors when used to measure the construct in question.…”

On the Contribution of Cognitive Distortions and Epistemic Vices Awareness to the P4C Applications

“…Cognitive-behavioural approaches propose that distortions in reality perception, as evidenced by cognitive distortions, may lead to the onset of anger, depression, and anxiety in children. Therefore, it is advisable to promptly identify unrealistic and dysfunctional thought patterns (Buğa and Kaya 2022). In line with this, P4C practices should give priority to detecting children's cognitive errors in dysfunctional thinking to avert potential emotional problems.…”

Reliability and validation of the Japanese version of the cognitive distortion scale

“…However, cognitive distortions increase depression severity independent of dysfunctional attitudes ( Tecuta et al, 2019 ). Furthermore, other studies have shown that cognitive distortions increase not only depressive symptoms, but also anxiety symptoms and stress ( Buğa and Kaya, 2022 ).…”