title: Preliminary assessment of the behavioral activation model in Japanese undergraduate students.
abstract: Many studies have reported that behavioral activation is an effective intervention for depression. The behavioral activation model is based on several formulations. For example, depressive mood leads to avoidant behaviors, avoidance negatively affects social contacts, decreased socialization lessens opportunities for positive reinforcement, and a decrease in positive reinforcement results in more depressive mood. The purpose of this study was to examine relationships among avoidant behavior, social contact, frequency of positive reinforcement, and depressive mood by using structural equation modeling to assess support for aspects of this behavioral activation model. Participants were 630 Japanese undergraduate students and vocational school students. Results provided preliminary support for the model. Treating both avoidance and activating behavior might contribute to decreased impairment.
authors: Graduate School of Psychological Science, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido. takagaki@hoku-iryo-u.ac.jp
authors: Koki
authors: K
authors: Takagaki
authors: Isa
authors: I
authors: Okajima
authors: Yoshihiko
authors: Y
authors: Kunisato
authors: Shun
authors: S
authors: Nakajima
authors: Yoshihiro
authors: Y
authors: Kanai
authors: Shin-Ichi
authors: S
authors: Ishikawa
authors: Yuji
authors: Y
authors: Sakano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001519:Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012919:Social Behavior; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D014495:Universities; D014829:Vocational Education / Q000379:methods; D055815:Young Adult