Dr Rachel Anderson Rachel.Anderson@hull.ac.uk
Reader/Graduate Research Director
Dr Rachel Anderson Rachel.Anderson@hull.ac.uk
Reader/Graduate Research Director
Lorna Goddard
Jane H. Powell
Previous research suggests poor social problem-solving may function as a vulnerability factor for depressive symptoms. However, the ecological validity of previous findings is questionable, with recent research using real-life performance based approaches to ascertain how solutions are implemented in the 'real world'. The current study employed a longitudinal design to examine the role of real-life problem-solving as a predictor of future depressive symptoms. Participants completed a diary of the interpersonal problems they encountered, and their attempts to solve them. They also completed traditional measures of social problem-solving (SPSI-R and MEPS task). Real-life problem-solving performance predicted depressive symptoms 3 months after the initial testing session, beyond the variance accounted for by traditional measures of social problem-solving. This suggests that the ability to hypothetically problem-solve is distinct from the ability to generate and implement problem-solving strategies in real-life, and that it is the latter which is most important in predicting depressive symptoms.
Anderson, R. J., Goddard, L., & Powell, J. H. (2011). Social Problem-Solving and Depressive Symptom Vulnerability: The Importance of Real-Life Problem-Solving Performance. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 35(1), 48-56. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-009-9286-2
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Feb 28, 2011 |
Online Publication Date | Dec 27, 2009 |
Publication Date | 2011-02 |
Journal | COGNITIVE THERAPY AND RESEARCH |
Print ISSN | 0147-5916 |
Electronic ISSN | 1573-2819 |
Publisher | Springer Verlag |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 35 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 48-56 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-009-9286-2 |
Keywords | Social problem-solving Depression Ecological validity Diary Vulnerability unipolar depression gender-differences college-students stress mood generation appraisal inventory ability |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/405702 |
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