title: [Examination of the Metacognitive Model of Depression in a Turkish University Student Sample].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the present study is to test the metacognitive model of depression in a Turkish sample using structural equation modeling.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 305 university students participated in this study. The data concerning the levels of rumination, positive beliefs about rumination (positive beliefs), negative beliefs about uncontrollability and harm of rumination (negative beliefs-1), negative beliefs about interpersonal and social consequences of rumination (negative beliefs-2), lack of cognitive confidence, and depression was collected using a web-survey method.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results indicated a number of necessary modifications that are needed in order to obtain a good fitting model for the data. The implementation of these theoretically consistent modifications resulted in a good fitting modified model. Accordingly, positive beliefs predicted depressive symptoms by means of rumination, negative beliefs-1, and negative beliefs-2. Negative beliefs-1 and negative beliefs-2 partially mediated the relationship between rumination and depression as well. In addition, the whole process with regard to the elucidation of depressive symptomatology significantly explained the change in the level of cognitive confidence.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Overall, the findings obtained from the present study support the validity of the basic components of the metacognitive model of depression in a Turkish sample.
authors.forename: Adviye Esin
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Yılmaz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000067489:Metacognition; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D014421:Turkey; D055815:Young Adult