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01-02-2007 | Original Paper

Depression, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and Certainty in Pessimistic Predictions about the Future

Auteurs: Regina Miranda, Douglas S. Mennin

Gepubliceerd in: Cognitive Therapy and Research | Uitgave 1/2007

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Abstract

This study examined whether symptoms of GAD and depression were differentially associated with predictions individuals made about their future. Sixty-five undergraduates completed the BDI-II and GAD-Q-IV, predicted whether positive and negative events would happen to them in the future, and indicated their level of certainty about these predictions. Both higher GAD and depression symptoms were associated with an increased tendency to anticipate that negative events would happen. However, only depression was associated with the tendency to predict that positive events would not occur, even after adjusting for GAD symptoms. In addition, GAD and depression scores were positively associated with pessimistic certainty about negative events, but only depression was associated with increased certainty about both the occurrence of negative outcomes and a lack of positive outcomes, even after adjusting for GAD symptoms.
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1
We use the term depression to refer to symptoms of unipolar depression. However, given that these symptoms were assessed by one self-report measure, we are unable to distinguish participants whose symptoms might fall in the bipolar spectrum.
 
2
Due to an error, item 1 of the version of the GAD-Q-IV used in this study read, “Do you experience worry,” rather than “Do you experience excessive worry?” (as in Newman et al., 2002). While this might have led to an over-estimation of GAD symptoms, such over-estimation was expected to be small.
 
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Indeed, it should be noted that the standardized regression coefficients for the model were in the .20–.23-range and thus not zero.
 
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Metagegevens
Titel
Depression, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and Certainty in Pessimistic Predictions about the Future
Auteurs
Regina Miranda
Douglas S. Mennin
Publicatiedatum
01-02-2007
Gepubliceerd in
Cognitive Therapy and Research / Uitgave 1/2007
Print ISSN: 0147-5916
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2819
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-006-9063-4

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