Cognitive reactivity to sad mood: The importance of the first depressive episode
Cognitive reactivity to sad mood refers to the degree to which a mild dysphoric state reactivates negative thinking patterns. In this research, the contribution of the history of depression, the length of the current depressive episode and the intensity of the depressive symptoms were assessed in ex...
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Drustvo Psihologa Srbije
2010-01-01
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| author | Marić Zorica Vukosavljević-Gvozden Tatjana |
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| description | Cognitive reactivity to sad mood refers to the degree to which a mild dysphoric state reactivates negative thinking patterns. In this research, the contribution of the history of depression, the length of the current depressive episode and the intensity of the depressive symptoms were assessed in explaining the cognitive reactivity to sad mood measured with the Leiden Index of Depression Sensitivity (LEIDS). The sample consisted of 123 depressed outpatients. The results of principal components analysis suggested a three-factor solution of the LEIDS. The intensity of depressive symptoms, the history of depression and the length of the current depressive episode were all significant in explaining cognitive reactivity to sad mood. We have also found out a significant effect of interaction of the history of depression and the length of the current depressive episode, which demonstrated that a prolonged depression does not induce a stronger cognitive reactivity to sad mood during the relapse of a depressive episode, while during the first depressive episode a longer duration of depression does induce a stronger cognitive reactivity. Such a result demonstrates that the length of the first depressive episode, regardless of its intensity, is crucially important for the formation of cognitive reactivity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b60a6eb3b37a4e2881d3e51d9aeec2022022-12-22T02:04:25ZengDrustvo Psihologa SrbijePsihologija0048-57052010-01-0143325326210.2298/PSI1003253MCognitive reactivity to sad mood: The importance of the first depressive episodeMarić ZoricaVukosavljević-Gvozden TatjanaCognitive reactivity to sad mood refers to the degree to which a mild dysphoric state reactivates negative thinking patterns. In this research, the contribution of the history of depression, the length of the current depressive episode and the intensity of the depressive symptoms were assessed in explaining the cognitive reactivity to sad mood measured with the Leiden Index of Depression Sensitivity (LEIDS). The sample consisted of 123 depressed outpatients. The results of principal components analysis suggested a three-factor solution of the LEIDS. The intensity of depressive symptoms, the history of depression and the length of the current depressive episode were all significant in explaining cognitive reactivity to sad mood. We have also found out a significant effect of interaction of the history of depression and the length of the current depressive episode, which demonstrated that a prolonged depression does not induce a stronger cognitive reactivity to sad mood during the relapse of a depressive episode, while during the first depressive episode a longer duration of depression does induce a stronger cognitive reactivity. Such a result demonstrates that the length of the first depressive episode, regardless of its intensity, is crucially important for the formation of cognitive reactivity.http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0048-5705/2010/0048-57051003253M.pdfdepressioncognitive reactivity to sad moodhistory of depressionlength of the current depressive episodeLeiden Index of Depression Sensitivity |
| spellingShingle | Marić Zorica Vukosavljević-Gvozden Tatjana Cognitive reactivity to sad mood: The importance of the first depressive episode Psihologija depression cognitive reactivity to sad mood history of depression length of the current depressive episode Leiden Index of Depression Sensitivity |
| title | Cognitive reactivity to sad mood: The importance of the first depressive episode |
| title_full | Cognitive reactivity to sad mood: The importance of the first depressive episode |
| title_fullStr | Cognitive reactivity to sad mood: The importance of the first depressive episode |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cognitive reactivity to sad mood: The importance of the first depressive episode |
| title_short | Cognitive reactivity to sad mood: The importance of the first depressive episode |
| title_sort | cognitive reactivity to sad mood the importance of the first depressive episode |
| topic | depression cognitive reactivity to sad mood history of depression length of the current depressive episode Leiden Index of Depression Sensitivity |
| url | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0048-5705/2010/0048-57051003253M.pdf |
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