title: The stability and prediction of depressive mood states in college students.
abstract: Objective criteria for predicting dysphoric mood states in college students from measures of stress and cognitive and personality variables were developed and cross-validated. Contrary to Beck's diathesis-stress model of depression, although dysfunctional attitudes, together with the number and impact of life events, self-esteem problems, and level of traditional feminine personality characteristics, predicted concurrent levels of depressive symptoms, initial level of depression was the best predictor of future depression. Cross-validation of the criteria resulted in accuracy rates of 86 to 87%. Implications of these results and some secondary findings were discussed.
authors: Department of Psychology, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls 50614-0505.
authors: J L
authors: JL
authors: Wong
authors: D J
authors: DJ
authors: Whitaker
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D004198:Disease Susceptibility / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011340:Problem Solving; D011594:Psychometrics; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors; D012649:Self Concept; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*