[Negative bias on self-referent processing in depression: focused on mood congruent effects].
The purpose of this study was to investigate negative bias on self-referent processing in depression, focused on the mood congruent effects in a natural depressed state and an experimentally induced transient depressed mood state. In Experiment 1, autobiographical memories and self-relevant ratings of personality trait words were examined in a natural depressed state or non-depressed state, which were measured by Beck Depression Inventory. Results revealed the mood congruent effects on both tasks. In Experiment 2, the same tasks as Experiment 1 were conducted in a transient depressed mood state or non-depressed mood state, which were induced through listening music. Unlike Experiment 1, there were no effects in both tasks, and a positive bias was observed in both mood states. It was suggested that transient mood state did not bias self-referent processing in depression, and Beck's schema hypothesis was supported.
Tagami
Kyoko
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Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8576.
D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect / Q000502:physiology*; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology; D009341:Negativism; D012649:Self Concept