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Effects of responses to depression on the remediation of depressive affect

Morrow, Jannay, Nolen-Hoeksema, Susan·1990·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
DOI 10.1037/0022-3514.58.3.519
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The effects of different types of responses to a depressed mood on the duration and severity of the mood were examined. On the basis of Nolen-Hoeksema's (1987) response styles theory of depression, it was hypothesized that distracting, active responses would be more effective in alleviating a depressed mood than would ruminative, passive responses. A depressed mood was induced in 35 male and 34 female Ss, and subjects were randomly assigned to engage in 1 of 4 types of responses: an active task that distracted them from their mood; a passive, distracting task; an active task designed to lead to ruminations about their mood; or a passive, ruminative task. As predicted, the greatest remediation of depressed mood was found in Ss in the distracting-active response condition, followed in order by the distracting-passive, ruminative-active, and ruminative-passive response conditions. Degree of rumination had a greater impact on remediation of depressive affect than level of activity, with greater rumination leading to lesser remediation of depressive affect. In addition, the effects of the response tasks were limited to depressed mood. The implications of these results for interventions with depressed persons are discussed.

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Authors
Morrow, J., & Nolen-Hoeksema, S.
Affiliations
Stanford University (US)
ORCID
Morrow, Jannay
Venue
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Published
1990
Volume
58
Issue
3
Pages
519-527
ISSN
  • 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1315
DOI
10.1037/0022-3514.58.3.519
OpenAlex
W2120620747
Cited by
645
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8.33
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health via Writing
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Mental Health Research Topics
Keywords
depressive affect, rumination, distraction, response styles, active coping, passive coping, mood induction, depression treatment
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Arousal, Attention, Depressive Disorder, Female, Hostility, Humans, Individuality, Male

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