Depressogenic attributional style: evidence of trait-like nature in youth psychiatric inpatients

The hopelessness theory of depression (1989) proposes that a negative style of thinking, termed “depressogenic attributional style”, is a stable vulnerability factor for depression. Much past research has examined the stability of this negative style of thinking, with mixed results. The present stud...

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Published in:Personality and individual differences 2003-05, Vol.34 (7), p.1129-1140
Main Authors: Voelz, Zachary R, Walker, Rheeda L, Pettit, Jeremy W, Joiner Jr, Thomas E, Wagner, Karen Dineen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Attributional style
Biological and medical sciences
Child clinical studies
Depression
Hopelessness
Medical sciences
Mood disorders
Psychiatric units
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Youth inpatients
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Summary:The hopelessness theory of depression (1989) proposes that a negative style of thinking, termed “depressogenic attributional style”, is a stable vulnerability factor for depression. Much past research has examined the stability of this negative style of thinking, with mixed results. The present study presents data supporting the “trait-like” nature of depressogenic attributional style, as defined by hopelessness theory, in a sample of 100 psychiatric child and adolescent inpatients by examining patterns in attributional style and depressive symptomatology upon admission to the hospital and again at discharge.
ISSN:0191-8869
1873-3549
DOI:10.1016/S0191-8869(02)00103-4