Depression and self-focused attention |
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Authors: | Timothy W. Smith Jeff Greenberg |
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Affiliation: | (1) Brown University Medical School, USA;(2) Butler Hospital, 345 Blackstone Boulevard, 02906 Providence, Rhode Island;(3) University of Kansas, USA |
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Abstract: | Recent research on self-focused attention has indicated effects that parallel several cognitive and affective phenomena associated with depression. Specifically, discrepancies between perceived real and ideal self, increased affective response, self-attribution for negative events, and accurate self-reports occur both in depression and as a result of self-focused attention. A study is reported that investigated the relationship between depression and a measure of private self-consciousness, a dispositional measure of the tendency to attend to one's inner thoughts and feelings. As predicted, a reliable positive relationship was found. The potential role of self-focused attention in maintaining and exacerbating depression was discussed.The order of authorship was determined randomly. |
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