IS PAST DEPRESSION OR CURRENT DYSPHORIA ASSOCIATED WITH SOCIAL PERCEPTION?

The depressive realism hypothesis holds that depressed individuals often make more accurate assessments of reality than nondepressed individuals. Previous depressive realism studies have not examined history of depression separately from current dysphoric mood and have been criticized for lacking ex...

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Published in:Journal of social and clinical psychology 2012-04, Vol.31 (4), p.329-355
Main Authors: GREENAWALT, David S, HAYES, Adele M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Assessment
Biological and medical sciences
Comparative analysis
Depression
Emotional disorders
Medical sciences
Mental depression
Mental health
Mood
Mood disorders
Moods
Objectivity
Perceptions
Preferences
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Realism
Social perception
Validity
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Summary:The depressive realism hypothesis holds that depressed individuals often make more accurate assessments of reality than nondepressed individuals. Previous depressive realism studies have not examined history of depression separately from current dysphoric mood and have been criticized for lacking external validity and an objective standard for measuring accuracy. In this study, 104 participants classified by current dysphoric mood and history of depression watched videotaped segments of actual dates and predicted whether daters would want to date again. Predictions were compared with daters' stated preferences. Results did not support the depressive realism hypothesis for dysphoric participants. However, results indicated that those with past depression were more accurate than those without a depression history when making negative but not positive predictions.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0736-7236
1943-2771
DOI:10.1521/jscp.2012.31.4.329