Clinical Psychology -- Depression Research
Clinical psychology depression research of Undergraduate Honors Students in the Psychological Sciences at Vanderbilt University.
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(Vanderbilt University, 2023-03-22)The positive valence system (PVS) is a domain associated with attention to, and engagement with, rewarding activities. Individual differences in neurological responses associated with the PVS, such as the amplitude of ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2022)Parental depression is associated with a range of difficulties in parenting behaviors such as low levels of warmth and low positive involvement and high levels of criticism and control. The literature has shown, however, ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2022-03-28)Depression is a prevalent disorder among adolescents, with evidence that rates have been increasing over the past 10 years. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a leading evidence- based treatment option, but it is not ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2021-03-29)Objectives. Parenting is a significant factor in the development of depression during adolescence. However, little research has specifically studied the association of expressed parental emotion during parent-child ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2020-04-20)Stress can impair one’s ability to effectively problem solve and think critically. This study tested the extent to which trait mindfulness moderated the relation between stress and executive control (EC). Participants ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2020-03-25)The goal of the current study is to investigate the neural mechanisms and time course of emotion and associations with individual differences in rumination in a sample of depressed adolescents. Rumination is the repetitive ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2018)The goal of the current study was to investigate the relations among depressive symptoms, theory of mind, and social functioning in children. Participants were 98 children ages 8- through 15-years-old (mean age = 10.89 ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2017-05-11)Fidelity to the intervention manual for a family-based, group cognitive-behavioral depression prevention program for children of depressed parents was examined. Fidelity was measured with regard to adherence and competence. ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2015-04)Previous research has demonstrated that offspring of depressed mothers are at increased risk for developing dysfunctional affect regulation, which is a risk factor for the onset of depression and other psychopathology. One ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2015-04-16)Children of depressed mothers are at a higher risk of developing depression in their lifetime compared to children of nondepressed mothers. Based on the tripartite model of depression and anxiety, low positive affect is ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2013-04-19)Our current study builds on Beck’s cognitive model of depression by testing whether peer victimization gives rise to depressive schemas in children and adolescents. Specifically, we created a model stating that chronic ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2012-04-10)The relationship between childhood trauma and Bipolar Disorder was investigated by analyzing Childhood Trauma Questionnaires of participants with Type I or Type II BD. Due to the small sample size, data were not found to ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2010-04-06)Children of depressed parents are at increased risk for developing depression themselves. Children’s sex, age, pubertal development, and parent-child conflict all have been shown to be related to depressive symptoms in ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2011-05-02)The mechanisms of stress responses “fight or flight” and “tend and befriend” were used to define the stress response to parental depression. In a sample of 180 families of parents with a history of major depressive disorder, ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2011-04-18)Depression is a recurrent and debilitating disorder affecting nearly 340 million people worldwide. The present study examined what differentiates individuals with a history of one or more major depressive episodes (MDEs) ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2011-02-06)Many victimized children suffer negative psychological outcomes as a result of being bullied. One prominent consequence is that of depression. In a cross-sectional study about childhood victimization and depression among ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2007-04-01)The death of a sibling is potentially one of the most traumatic events for children and adolescents. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between siblings’ psychosocial adjustment following the death ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2011-01-31)This study examines the relation between adolescent depression, shame/characterological self-blame, and body image. It addresses the question: Do adolescents’ attributions and feelings about their body image make them more ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2007-04)The current study examines a sample of children ranging from 9 - 16 years in age with at least one parent that has been diagnosed with depression. The study's primary focus is to assess whether there are gender differences ...