2024-03-29T08:40:07Zhttps://ir.vanderbilt.edu/oai/requestoai:ir.vanderbilt.edu:1803/10572020-04-22T07:00:55Zcom_1803_205com_1803_66col_1803_211
The relations among religiosity, negative cognitions, and depressive symptoms in adolescents in the context of a prevention trial
Religiosity and Cognitions
Mouser, Meghan Marie
The purpose of the present study was to examine the efficacy of a cognitive-behavioral(CB) intervention for preventing depressive symptoms in adolescents in comparison to a nonspecific, attention control group and a no intervention/assessment only control. Participants
were 217 students attending a local public school [Mean age = 14.43 (SD = .70)]; 64.1% of the
sample was female. Religiosity (intrinsic and extrinsic) was assessed at baseline to examine whether such beliefs moderated the relation between the interventions and changes in depressive symptoms measured with the CES-D and CDI. Results indicated that, among adolescents low in intrinsic religiosity, those in the CB condition had significantly lower post-intervention
depression scores, controlling for baseline levels, compared to those who were in either the nonspecific attention or no intervention control groups. In addition, whereas no intervention effect was found for adolescents with low levels of interpersonal self-worth (SW) and high extrinsic religiosity, those with low SW and low extrinsic religiosity had significantly lower postintervention
depression if they had been in the CB group compared to the other two conditions.
Finally, there was no evidence that the nonspecific control condition affected participants' depression scores, thus indicating that the CB program may provide benefits over and above exposure to a supportive environment. These results highlight that different religious beliefs are related to depression and intervention in important and distinct ways.
Vanderbilt University
2007-04
Thesis
en_US
http://hdl.handle.net/1803/1057
https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/1057/1/Meghan%20Mouser%20Honors%20Thesis.pdf
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Adolescent depression
Religiosity
Negative cognitions
Intrinsic religious orientation
Extrinsic religious orientation
Depression in adolescence -- Religious aspects
Depression in adolescence -- Prevention
Cognitive therapy for teenagers
oai:ir.vanderbilt.edu:1803/88352018-05-03T21:48:09Zcom_1803_205com_1803_66col_1803_211
Theory of Mind, Depressive Symptoms, and Social Competence in Youth
Green, Haley
Garber, Judy
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 years, SD = 1.91). Children completed the Center for Epidemiological Studies Scale for Children (CES-DC), interview measures of theory of mind including the Strange Stories and the Faux Pas Stories task and the Flexibility and Automaticity of Social Cognition task (FASC). Parents (65 mothers and 3 fathers) completed the CES-DC about their child’s depressive symptoms, the Children’s Social Understanding Scale (CSUS), which measures their child’s theory of mind (ToM), and the Social Skills Subscale of the Social Skills Improvement System (SSIS) regarding their child’s social competence. Significant associations were found between children’s depressive symptoms (CES-DC) and their use of FASC mental state terms (-0.256, p = .012), parents’ report of children’s depressive symptoms (P-CES-DC) and social competence (SSIS), r(69) = -.504, p = .000, and parent reports of children’s ToM (CSUS) and social competence, r(69) = .529, p = .000. Although correlations among the relevant variables were significant, mediation analyses did not show a significant indirect effect of parents report of child ToM (CSUS) on the relation between parent reports of children’s depressive symptoms (P-CES-DC) and social competence (SSIS) (bootstrap 95% confidence interval for indirect effect of ToM = [-.0583, .0552]). Limitations of the current study and suggestions for future research, as well as implications for treatment of depression in children, are discussed.
Vanderbilt University
2018
Thesis
en_US
Thesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Honors Program in Psychological Sciences
http://hdl.handle.net/1803/8835
https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/8835/1/Haley%20Green%20Honors%20Thesis%20Final.docx
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Theory of Mind
Perspective
Social Competence
Depressive Symptoms
Child
Adolescents
Depression
Youth
Teenagers
oai:ir.vanderbilt.edu:1803/47142020-04-22T06:16:59Zcom_1803_205com_1803_66col_1803_211
Gender Differences in Coping and Internalizing Symptoms Between Adolescents With a Parent Diagnosed With Depression
Thomas, Samantha
Compas, Bruce E.
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 in internalizing symptoms, gender differences in coping styles, if there is an association between coping strategy and internalizing symptoms, and if there are gender differences in relation to coping style and symptoms. The findings indicate there are no gender differences in the reporting
of internalizing symptoms. However, boys report more use of disengagement while girls
report more primary control coping. Secondary control coping has no significant reported
gender difference, and it was found to have the greatest inverse relationship with internalizing symptoms as reported by both genders and parent and child. There are no significant interactions between gender and coping style to predict internalizing symptoms.
Vanderbilt University
2007-04
Thesis
en_US
Thesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Honors Program in Psychological Sciences. Under the Direction of Dr. Bruce E. Compas
http://hdl.handle.net/1803/4714
https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/4714/1/Gender_Diff.pdf
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https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/4714/3/Gender_Diff.pdf.txt
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Depression
Children of depressed persons
Adjustment (Psychology) in adolescence
Sex differences (Psychology) in adolescence
oai:ir.vanderbilt.edu:1803/52662013-05-20T00:14:58Zcom_1803_205com_1803_66col_1803_211
Peer Victimization and Its Adverse Effects on Self-Schema in Children and Adolescents
Self-schema and peer victimization
McMillan, Jessica
Cole, David A.
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 peer victimization affects the construction of self-cognitions and adds negative information to the content of self-schema, in turn predisposing for depression. Stemming from a larger 2-year, 3-wave longitudinal study, our experimental study yielded a sample of elementary and middle children who were either chronically peer victimized (n = 110) or those who were not (n = 105). Using self-reports and a self-referent encoding task, this study yielded four major findings: (1) all forms of chronic peer victimization were positively associated with students’ self-reported negative self-cognitions, (2) all forms of peer victimization were negatively related to students’ self-reported positive self-cognitions, (3) relational and verbal peer victimization were related to a decrease in or eradication of the positive memorial bias, and (4) the association between peer victimization and some indicators of depressive self-schemas was stronger for relational and verbal peer victimization than for physical peer victimization. Clinical implications and future research are also elaborated upon in this study.
Vanderbilt University
2013-04-19
Thesis
en_US
Thesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Honors Program in Psychological Sciences. Dr. David Cole Lab
http://hdl.handle.net/1803/5266
https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/5266/1/McMillan%20Honors%20Thesis%20Final.doc
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peer victimization
self-schema
negative cognitions
SRET
Depression
Bullying -- Psychological aspects
Depression in children
Victims
Depression in adolescence
oai:ir.vanderbilt.edu:1803/6632020-04-22T07:50:50Zcom_1803_205com_1803_66col_1803_211
Parent-child interactions of depressed and nondepressed mothers and fathers
Parent-child interactions
Schoemann, Nancy O.
Garber, Judy
This study examined depressed (N=20) and non-depressed (N=20) mothers and fathers interacting with their children ages 7-17 (Mean = 12.03; SD = 2.21). The sample consisted of 13 mother-daughter pairs, 7 mother-son pairs, 11 father-daughter pairs, and 9 father-son pairs. All depressed parents met criteria for a current Major Depressive Episode. The parent-child interactions were conducted in the laboratory when depressed parents were just beginning their treatment. The nondepressed comparison group was recruited from public schools. Parents and children were video-taped for 10 minutes discussing an issue that sometimes caused conflict between them. The Iowa Family Interaction Rating System was used to code the interaction behaviors of parents and children. Depressed parents showed significantly less nurturance and positive affect, and significantly more hostility and negative affect compared to nondepressed parents; offspring of depressed parents displayed significantly more hostility and negative affect than did children of nondepressed parents. With regard to gender, both depressed and nondepressed mothers displayed more nurturance toward their sons than daughters, whereas both depressed and nondepressed fathers displayed more nurturance toward their daughters than sons. Among nondepressed parents, mothers communicated better with sons than with daughters, and fathers communicated better with daughters than sons. Among depressed parents, both mothers and fathers communicated better with sons than with daughters. These results highlight the need for interventions that help depressed parents interact more positively with their children.
Vanderbilt University
2007-04
Thesis
en_US
http://hdl.handle.net/1803/663
https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/663/1/Nancy%20Schoemann%20Honors%20Thesis.pdf
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https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/663/3/Nancy%20Schoemann%20Honors%20Thesis.pdf.txt
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Depression
Parent-child interacton
Depression
Children of depressed persons
Parent and child
oai:ir.vanderbilt.edu:1803/40252020-04-22T06:18:36Zcom_1803_205com_1803_66col_1803_211
Paternal Depression: Associations with Paternal Parenting Behaviors
Davis, Kimberly F.
Compas, Bruce E.
Research on parental depression is beginning to recognize the importance of studying fathers with depression and the effects this depression can have on their parenting behaviors. The current study provides insight into the effects that paternal depression can have on specific mechanisms of paternal parenting behaviors. In this study, paternal depression is hypothesized to correlate with increased irritability and increased withdrawing parenting behaviors. The current study examined the effects of paternal depression on paternal parenting behaviors, as well as if paternal depression affects fathers’ parenting behaviors differently than maternal depression affects mothers’ parenting behaviors. This study used information from written questionnaires, interviews, as well as from parent-child interactions. Correlation statistics were used to analyze the obtained data for the specific hypotheses of this study. Results showed stronger correlations between paternal depressive symptoms and both intrusive and withdrawn parenting behaviors than these same correlations ran with depressed mothers. A major limitation to this study is the small sample size of fathers; however, the numbers for this study are comparable to previous research that has been able to find significant results for the effects of paternal depression on child outcomes, despite the small samples sizes of fathers available.
Vanderbilt University
2010-04-07
Thesis
en_US
Under the directions of Bruce E. Compas, this thesis was completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Honors Program in Psychological Sciences.
http://hdl.handle.net/1803/4025
https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/4025/5/license.txt
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Paternal Depression, Parenting Behaviors
Paternal Parenting Behaviors
Depression
Children of depressed persons
Father and child
Parenting
Depressed persons -- Family relationships
oai:ir.vanderbilt.edu:1803/99342020-04-22T06:02:21Zcom_1803_205com_1803_66col_1803_211
Does Trait Mindfulness Moderate the Effect of Stress on Executive Control?
Beard, Cameron
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 were 112 college students (Meanage = 19; SD = 1.1) participating in research
for credit. At the first session (Time 1), we assessed trait level mindfulness, current depressive
symptoms, and EC using an emotional n-back task. At the second session, a week later, we
assessed EC again following a stress induction task. Participants were randomized to either a
high or low stress condition. Finally, participants again completed the measure of depressive
symptoms at the follow-up assessment conducted during the week of finals. We hypothesized
that higher levels of mindfulness would predict better performance on the post-stress EC task and
lower levels of depressive symptoms at follow-up. Results indicated, however, that trait
mindfulness did not predict performance on the EC task or follow-up depression scores.
Limitations of the study, particularly the small sample size, are discussed.
Vanderbilt University
2020-04-20
Thesis
en_US
Thesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Honors Program in Psychological Sciences
http://hdl.handle.net/1803/9934
https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/9934/1/Beard%20thesis%20final%20submitted.pdf
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https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/9934/3/Beard%20thesis%20final%20submitted.pdf.txt
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Depression
oai:ir.vanderbilt.edu:1803/47952016-04-28T19:49:08Zcom_1803_205com_1803_66col_1803_211
Correlates and Predictors of Recurrent Depression
Fox, Kathryn R
Smith, Craig (Craig Alexander)
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) from individuals who have never been depressed as well as examine which of these differentiating factors predict subsequent depressive symptoms during a six-month follow-up. Participants were 108 young adults, ages 18-30 years old. No participant was in a current MDE at time one; 56 individuals had a history of one or more MDE and 46 had no history of psychiatric diagnoses. Those with a history of depression had higher rates of physical abuse in childhood, maladaptive coping styles, and stressors than the never-depressed controls. At the follow-up, number of stressors, dysfunctional attitudes, maladaptive coping, and some forms of early childhood maltreatment interacting with stress predicted depressive symptoms.
Vanderbilt University
2011-04-18
Thesis
en_US
Thesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Honors Program in Psychological Sciences
http://hdl.handle.net/1803/4795
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correlates predictors recurrent depression
Depression
Depression, Mental -- Etiology
Depression, Mental -- Relapse
Stress (Psychology) -- Testing
oai:ir.vanderbilt.edu:1803/47152020-04-22T06:16:49Zcom_1803_205com_1803_66col_1803_211
The relation of body image guilt, shame, behavioral self-blame, and characterological self-blame to depression in children and adolescents
Body image self-blame
Kumar, Ekta
Cole, David A.
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 prone to depression? We hypothesized that shame and characterological self-blame make adolescents more prone to depression than adolescents engaging in guilt and behavioral self-blame. We also hypothesized that younger children and adolescents would differ in the degree to which shame/characterological self-blame relate to their body images. We are also exploring whether or not there is a gender difference in children engaging in body image shame or characterological self-blame. We evaluated 243 fourth graders and ninth graders concerning their feelings about body image, guilt/shame, behavioral/characterological self-blame, and depression. Body image guilt/shame and BSB/CSB displayed convergent and discriminant validity. Body image shame and CSB predicted depression above and beyond the conventional measures of shame and CSB. The interaction of sex and body image guilt/shame and CSB/BSB measures did not affect depression. There was weak support, however, for a gender effect on levels of body image guilt/shame and body image BSB/CSB. Also, older children had lower scores on some guilt, CSB, and BSB subscales.
Vanderbilt University
2011-01-31
Thesis
en_US
Thesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Honors Program in Psychological Sciences. The study was supported in part by a grant from the Warren Family Foundation to David A. Cole at Vanderbilt University.
http://hdl.handle.net/1803/4715
https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/4715/1/Body_Image.pdf
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Depression
Body image in children
Body image in adolescence
Guilt in adolescence
Guilt in children
Shame in children
Shame in adolescence
Depression in adolescence
oai:ir.vanderbilt.edu:1803/72842015-11-21T16:17:50Zcom_1803_205com_1803_66col_1803_211
Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia Levels and Fluctuation in Children of Depressed versus Nondepressed Mothers
RSA in children of depressed vs. non depressed mothers
Curhan, Alexa
Garber, Judy
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 way in which depression may be transmitted from mothers to their children is through dysfunctional neuroregulatory mechanisms, especially those related to affect regulation. Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia (RSA) has been shown to be related to affect regulation, and RSA level and fluctuation index an individual’s autonomic flexibility. The present study investigated whether there were differences in RSA level and fluctuation in offspring of depressed and nondepressed mothers, as well as how RSA levels related to affect. The study consisted of 92 mother-child dyads (37 mothers with a history of depression and 55 nondepressed mothers). Mothers and children completed questionnaires, and RSA data were obtained from children while they watched brief video clips (neutral, negative, and positive). RSA levels or fluctuation did not differ significantly between children of depressed and nondepressed mothers, and RSA levels did not significantly predict children’s affect during the mood induction videos. Exploratory analyses revealed a nonsignificant, trend for child sex and mother’s level of depression symptoms to predict RSA during the mood induction videos. Limitations of the current study and directions for future research are discussed.
Vanderbilt University
2015-04
Thesis
en_US
Thesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Honors Program in Psychological Sciences
http://hdl.handle.net/1803/7284
https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/7284/1/LexCurhanHonorsThesisFINAL%20%281%29.docx
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Offspring of Depressed Mothers
Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia
Affect
Depression
Emotion Regulation
Depression
Heart beat
Arrhythmia
Children of depressed persons
Mother and child
Affect (Psychology)
oai:ir.vanderbilt.edu:1803/40682016-04-28T19:49:05Zcom_1803_205com_1803_66col_1803_211
Parental Depression and Parenting Skills in the Context of a Preventive Intervention
Bettis, Alexander
Compas, Bruce E.
In a randomized clinical trial with families of parents with a history of major depressive disorder, changes in parenting and parental depressive symptoms were examined in relation to the effects of a family group cognitive behavioral preventive intervention (n = 111 families). Changes in parenting were assessed at 6-months and changes in parental depressive symptoms were assessed at 2- and 12-months. Significant differences favoring the family intervention as compared with a written information condition were found for changes in direct observation measures of parenting and questionnaire measures of parents' depressive symptoms. Changes in observed positive parenting at 6-months predicted changes in parents' depressive symptoms at 12-month follow-up. Changes in parents' depressive symptoms at 2-months did not predict changes in parenting on any of the measures at 6-months. Implications for teaching parenting skills to depressed parents in the context of an intervention are highlighted.
Vanderbilt University
2010
Thesis
en_US
Thesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Honors Program in Psychological Sciences
http://hdl.handle.net/1803/4068
https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/4068/1/Alex%20Bettis%20Psychology%20Honors%20Thesis%20Final.docx
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Parental depression, parenting, prevention
Depression
Children of depressed persons
Depressed persons -- Family relationships
Parenting
oai:ir.vanderbilt.edu:1803/170862022-04-02T01:00:35Zcom_1803_205com_1803_66col_1803_211
Relations Among Parental Depression, Parents' and Chrildrens' Reports about Parenting, and Observed Parenting Behavior
Wallace, Breeann
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, that reports of parenting behaviors vary by informant. The current
study examined congruence on parent and child reports of parental warmth and psychological
control, the association between parents’ and children’s reports of parenting and observational
ratings of parent-child interactions, the extent to which parents’ depression moderated these
associations. The sample consisted of 243 parent-child dyads. All parents had a history of a
depressive disorder during their child’s life. Children were ages 9 to 15 (Meanage = 11.12; SD =
2.38; 53% female) (parents’ Meanage = 42.78, SD = 6.41; 90% female). Parents and children’s
depressive symptoms were assessed with self-report measures (Patient Health Questionnaire, and
the Center for Epidemiological Studies of Depression, respectively). Parents and children
completed a measure of parenting behaviors using the Child Report of Parent Behavior Inventory
(CRPBI), which measured parental warmth and psychological control. Parents and youth also
participated in a ten-minute laboratory interaction task during which they discussed an emotion arousing situation. Findings indicated that higher levels of parental depression were significantly
associated with fewer positive behaviors but not more negative behaviors during a brief
laboratory interaction with their child. Parents’ and children’s reports of parental warmth and
psychological control were significantly correlated with each other. The association between
parent-reported psychological control and observed parent angry coercion was strongest at
higher levels of depressive symptoms in parents. Children’s reports about parenting were
significantly associated with observers’ ratings of parenting, thus providing further evidence of
the validity of each method of assessing parenting behaviors
Vanderbilt University
2022
Thesis
en_US
Thesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Honors Program in Psychological Sciences
http://hdl.handle.net/1803/17086
https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/17086/1/PSY%204999%20-%20Honors%20Thesis%20-%20Breeann%20Wallace.pdf
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Adolescent Depression
Parental Depression
Parenting Behaviors
Parent Reports
Depression
oai:ir.vanderbilt.edu:1803/30652016-04-28T19:49:03Zcom_1803_205com_1803_66col_1803_211
Relation of Depressive Symptoms to Mood-Congruent Memorial Bias in Young Children: A Longitudinal Study
Memorial bias as predictor of depressive symptoms
Thomassin, Kristel
Cole, David A.
The current study examines whether children show evidence of adult-like depressive cognitive schemas and when such schemas emerge. Mood-congruent cognitive schemas have been strongly associated with adult depression (Ingram, 1984; Ingram et al., 1998). Findings suggest that a processing bias emerges in early childhood and adolescence (Neshat-Doost et al., 1998; Taylor & Ingram, 1999). The current study extends the current literature of mood-congruent memorial bias to 5- and 6-year old children. Controlling for prior depressive symptoms, results indicated that both biased recall and recognition are significant predictors of depressive symptoms from wave 2 to 3 but not from wave 1 to 2. Our results have narrowed the age range at which we first see evidence of biased memory and depressive symptoms.
Vanderbilt University
2007-04
Thesis
en_US
Thesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Honors Program in Psychological Sciences
http://hdl.handle.net/1803/3065
https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/3065/1/Kristel%20Thomassin%20-%20Honors%20Thesis.doc
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https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/3065/3/Kristel%20Thomassin%20-%20Honors%20Thesis.doc.txt
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Memory Bias
Depression
Children
Depression
Depression in children
Recollection (Psychology)
Emotions and cognition
oai:ir.vanderbilt.edu:1803/47162020-04-22T06:17:34Zcom_1803_205com_1803_66col_1803_211
Sibling Bereavement from Childhood Cancer: Impact on the Surviving Children and Their Coping Responses
Sibling bereavement
Impact of sibling bereavement and coping
Pang, Ming Yee
Compas, Bruce E.
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 of a brother or sister and the way they cope with loss. Forty bereaved families and 31 control families of the same demographic background participated in the current study within 3 – 12 months after death of a child from cancer. Data were collected using questionnaires completed by siblings, parents, teachers and peers. Results showed that bereaved siblings do not display more internalizing and externalizing symptoms than control siblings. They also indicated that primary control coping is related to less externalizing problems while secondary control coping is related to less internalizing problems. Implications, limitations, and areas of future research are also discussed.
Vanderbilt University
2007-04-01
Thesis
en_US
Thesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Honors Program in Psychological Sciences. Under the direction of Dr. Bruce Compas
http://hdl.handle.net/1803/4716
https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/4716/1/Sibling_Bereavement.pdf
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https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/4716/2/license.txt
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https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/4716/3/Sibling_Bereavement.pdf.txt
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Depression
Brothers and sisters -- Death -- Psychological aspects
Children and death
Adjustment (Psychology) in children
oai:ir.vanderbilt.edu:1803/48052016-04-28T19:49:08Zcom_1803_205com_1803_66col_1803_211
Caretaking Behaviors and Stress Reactivity in Adolescents of Depressed Parents
Caretaking and stress reactivity
Hudson, Kelsey
Smith, Craig (Craig Alexander)
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, observed and reported caretaking behaviors and levels of stress-reactivity were examined. The association of children’s emotional and instrumental caretaking behaviors with levels of physiological and emotional stress response will be identified.
Vanderbilt University
2011-05-02
Thesis
en_US
Thesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Honors Program in Psychological Sciences
http://hdl.handle.net/1803/4805
https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/4805/1/KEHHonorsThesisFinal.doc
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https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/4805/3/KEHHonorsThesisFinal.doc.txt
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https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/4805/2/license.txt
8ec8fd34acde2f4d8b37a78345cbcc36
Caretaking, stress reactivity, adolescent depressive symptoms
Depression
Children of depressed persons
Stress in children
Stress in adolescence
Caring in children
oai:ir.vanderbilt.edu:1803/29312016-04-28T19:49:06Zcom_1803_205com_1803_66col_1803_211
Relation of Chronicity, Severity and Number of Episodes of Maternal Major Depressive Disorder to Children's Psychopathology and Functioning in Grade 12
Maternal MDD and child functioning
Olarte, Anne-Marie
Martin, Nina
Garber, Judy
The relations between chronicity, severity, and number of episodes of maternal major depressive disorder (MDD) and child outcomes at grade 12 were examined in a sample of 185 mothers and children. Main effects models indicated that beyond control variables and other MDD characteristics, higher total number of MDD episodes was significantly related to higher child-reported internalizing symptoms and marginally significant in the prediction of greater child-reported self-criticism and lower self-worth. Greater maximum severity of MDD was a significant predictor of lower mother-reported externalizing symptoms. Results indicate the importance of studying the simultaneous effects of multiple characteristics of maternal MDD on a variety of outcomes in adolescents.
Vanderbilt University
2009
Thesis
en_US
Thesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Honors Program in Psychological Sciences
http://hdl.handle.net/1803/2931
https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/2931/1/olarte_honors_thesis_FINAL.2_4-7-09.doc
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https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/2931/5/license.txt
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https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/2931/6/olarte_honors_thesis_FINAL.2_4-7-09.doc.txt
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Children
Adolescents
Depression
Adolescent psychopathology
Mother and child
Children of depressed persons
Depression
oai:ir.vanderbilt.edu:1803/48162011-06-19T00:04:07Zcom_1803_205com_1803_66col_1803_211
Relation between parent and child depression: Sex, age, pubertal status, and parent-child conflict as moderators
Parent and child depression
Borgschulte, Claire E
Frankel, Sarah Anne
Garber, Judy
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 children. The current study examined the relation between parental depression and children’s depressive symptoms, and explored possible moderators including children’s sex, age, pubertal development, and parent-child conflict. Participants were 227 parent-child dyads; of these, 129 parents were in treatment for depression (high risk); the remaining 98 parents were lifetime free of depression (low risk). Linear regression analyses revealed that high-risk children reported significantly higher levels of depressive symptoms than low-risk children. Sex significantly moderated the relation between risk and children’s depressive symptoms, such that high-risk girls reported higher levels of depressive symptoms than low-risk girls. Pubertal development also was a significant moderator, whereas age was not. More advanced pubertal development was associated with higher depressive symptoms in the high-risk group, but not in the low risk group. Finally, the relation between risk and children’s depressive symptoms also was moderated by parent-child conflict; the relation between parent and child depression was stronger in high as compared to low conflict dyads. Thus, children of depressed parents who were female, more advanced pubertally, or had greater parent-child conflict may be at increased risk for depression and therefore should be targeted for intervention
Vanderbilt University
2010-04-06
Thesis
en_US
Thesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Honors Program in Psychological Sciences
http://hdl.handle.net/1803/4816
https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/4816/1/Final%20Thesis.doc
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https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/4816/2/license.txt
8ec8fd34acde2f4d8b37a78345cbcc36
https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/4816/3/Final%20Thesis.doc.txt
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Depression
Gender
Family Environment
Depression
Children of depressed persons
oai:ir.vanderbilt.edu:1803/170792022-03-29T01:47:13Zcom_1803_205com_1803_66col_1803_211
Parental Conflict and Neural Response to Social Reward as Predictors of Response to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depressed Adolescents
Herman, Nicole
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 effective for all depressed adolescents, raising questions about who benefits the most. Past research has separately identified low social support and an enhanced reward positivity (RewP) event-related potential (ERP) component to be predictive of decreased responsivity to treatment; however, these factors have not been examined within the same study. This study followed 70 adolescents with depression (14-18 years old) across 16 sessions of group CBT. Baseline parental conflict and RewP in an EEG social reward task were examined as predictors of clinician-rated improvement across treatment. Results showed that while both maternal and paternal conflict were predictive of lower clinician-rated improvement within treatment, only paternal-child conflict was significant when accounting for baseline depression and anxiety symptoms. Additionally, the association between RewP and parental conflict was not significant. Future research is needed to identify various interventions that would increase the efficacy of CBT for individuals who are less likely to succeed in treatment. The results indicate that it may be helpful for clinicians to assess parental-child conflict at the beginning of treatment to determine whether the patient is likely to respond to CBT and to administer individualized interventions accordingly. This thesis was created in conjunction with the Honors Program for Psychological Sciences (PSY-PC 4998, Honors Thesis) and the Mood, Emotion, and Development Lab led by Dr. Autumn Kujawa.
Vanderbilt University
2022-03-28
Thesis
en_US
Thesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Honors Program in Psychological Sciences
http://hdl.handle.net/1803/17079
https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/17079/1/Nicole%20Herman%20Honors%20Thesis%20Spring%202022.pdf
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https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/17079/2/license.txt
49f58bf859518f166339cafac2e786df
Depression
Adolescents
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Parental conflict
Social reward
Depression
oai:ir.vanderbilt.edu:1803/164792021-04-22T13:43:26Zcom_1803_205com_1803_66col_1803_211
Associations of Parental Emotions and Behaviors with Changes in Child Emotions During Face-to-Face Interactions
Redic, Margaret
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 interactions on later expressed child emotion. The current study investigated the relationship between parent and child observed emotion—more specifically, how parents’ expressed emotion in one task may be associated with children’s expressed emotion in a subsequent task. Methods. Parents with a history of depression (N = 242, M age = 41.72) and their children (M age = 11.53) participated in two interaction tasks—one conversation about a recent pleasant activity and one about a recent stressful experience for the family. Observed emotions including sadness, hostility, and positive mood in parents and children in these video-recorded interactions were measured using a macro-level coding system. Parent observed emotion scores in the stressful task were used to predict changes in child observed emotion scores in the stressful task, controlling for child observed emotion scores in the prior, pleasant task. Results. Parent sadness was positively correlated with child sadness and negatively correlated with child hostility in the second task. Parent sadness accounted for changes in child sadness and hostility in task 2, parent hostility accounted for changes in child hostility in task 2, and parent positive mood accounted for changes in child positive mood in task 2, even after accounting for levels of child respective emotions in the prior task and the parent BDI-II score. Conclusions. Parent and child emotions are significantly related and parents’ emotions may contribute to changes in children’s emotions. Analyzing changes in child emotions from moment-to-moment, interaction-to-interaction may provide insight into healthy parenting strategies, and, more specifically, the significant influence of parental emotions and behaviors on their children.
Vanderbilt University
2021-03-29
Thesis
en_US
Thesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Honors Program in Psychological Sciences
http://hdl.handle.net/1803/16479
https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/16479/1/Margaret%20Redic%20Honors%20Thesis.docx
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https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/16479/2/license.txt
49f58bf859518f166339cafac2e786df
parental emotion
child emotion
parent-child interactions
depression prevention and intervention
stress and coping
Depression
oai:ir.vanderbilt.edu:1803/72792020-04-22T06:30:44Zcom_1803_205com_1803_66col_1803_211
Positive and Negative Affect in Children of Depressed vs. Nondepressed Mothers
POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE AFFECT IN CHILDREN OF DEPRESSED MOTHERS
Yu, Qiongru
Garber, Judy
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 the core symptom of depression. The current study examined the affect pattern of children of depressed and nondepressed mothers in general and in response to stimuli. Participants were 92 children (ages 8 to 10, mean=9.39, SD=.83; 55.4% female) and their mothers. Thirty-seven children were offspring of mothers with a history of depression during the child’s lifetime (high risk), and 55 were offspring of mothers without a depression history (low risk). The Positive Affect and Negative Affect Schedule was used to measure trait and state positive and negative affect; the Smiley Face Mood Rating was used to measure children’s affect after exposure to audio and visual stimuli that were neutral, negative, and positive. Results indicated that maternal depression history predicts low positive affect trait, and high positive parenting predicts high positive affect. Sex difference was found in the reactivity to mood induction stimuli, in a way that girls respond more positive to positive stimulus and more negative to negative stimulus than boys.
Vanderbilt University
2015-04-16
Thesis
en_US
Thesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Honors Program in Psychological Sciences
http://hdl.handle.net/1803/7279
https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/7279/1/Honor%20Thesis%20-%20Qiongru%20Yu.pdf
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https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/7279/2/license.txt
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https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/7279/3/Honor%20Thesis%20-%20Qiongru%20Yu.pdf.txt
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Positive affect
Negative affect
Maternal depression
Depression
Children of depressed persons
Mother and child
Affect (Psychology)
oai:ir.vanderbilt.edu:1803/29532016-04-28T19:49:04Zcom_1803_205com_1803_66col_1803_211
Parental Warmth and Hostility in Parent-Child Interactions in Families of Depressed Parents
Parental hostility
Gerfen, Elissa
Compas, Bruce E.
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of parental hostility and warmth on the children of depressed parents. The study includes parents with a history of Major Depressive Disorder and their children as participants. Parents and their children were filmed responding to pre-determined questions about positive and negative events in their families during two 15-minute interactions. The focus of the study is on levels of aggression and externalizing behaviors of the children in relation to the levels of parental hostility and warmth. The results demonstrated a positive correlation between parental hostility and child aggression and externalizing. Conversely, the results demonstrated a negative correlation between parental warmth and child aggression and externalizing behavior problems. Further, the regression analyses demonstrated a stronger association between parental hostility than parental warmth with children's behavior problems.
Vanderbilt University
2009-04-03
Thesis
en_US
Thesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Honors Program in Psychological Sciences
http://hdl.handle.net/1803/2953
https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/2953/1/Elissa%20Gerfen_Thesis.doc
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https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/2953/2/license.txt
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https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/2953/3/Elissa%20Gerfen_Thesis.doc.txt
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Depression, Hostility, Warmth
Children of depressed persons
Parent and child
Hostility (Psychology)
Depression, Mental -- Etiology
oai:ir.vanderbilt.edu:1803/180652023-03-27T15:50:36Zcom_1803_205com_1803_66col_1803_211
The Effects of a Brief Promoting Positive Emotions Intervention and Depression Symptoms on Reward Responsiveness in Young Adults
Boldwyn, Emma
Vanderbilt University
2023-03
Thesis
en_US
Thesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Honors Program in Psychological Sciences
http://hdl.handle.net/1803/18065
https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/18065/1/Final%20Completed%20Thesis.docx
8bf8fb5b28eaeebd6f863cd200a9d32c
https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/18065/2/license.txt
49f58bf859518f166339cafac2e786df
depression
reward responsiveness
monetary reward
social reward
Depression
oai:ir.vanderbilt.edu:1803/98852020-04-22T06:02:25Zcom_1803_205com_1803_66col_1803_211
Examining Rumination and Neurophysiological Measures of Emotional Reactivity and Regulation in Depressed Adolescents
Kekes-Szabo, Sophia
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 and focused attention on one’s distress and involves the inability to produce effective solutions to one’s problems, and this negative thought process may prolong or worsen depressive symptoms. The effects of rumination on neural processing of emotionally salient stimuli can be examined using electrophysiological measures. In this study, 55 depressed adolescents completed an emotion regulation task during which they were asked to observe 25 sad and 25 neutral images. Participants were instructed to either react as they normally would or reduce their emotional response to the pictures while electroencephalogram (EEG) data was recorded. The late positive potential (LPP), which reflects sustained attention to stimuli, was measured in order to understand how and when individuals allocate their attention to negative stimuli. Results showed that higher levels of depressive rumination correlated with reduced LPPs during reappraisal for both middle (1000-3500ms) and late (3500-6000ms) time windows. Reactivity indexed by the LPP was higher in both reappraise and look conditions compared to the neutral condition. Additionally, the difference for the reappraise condition compared to the look condition was trending significant in the expected direction, where LPP magnitude was relatively decreased during reappraisal compared to passive viewing of the images. Such insight into these stages of emotion processing may help target interventions in reducing ruminative thought processes in certain subgroups of depressed populations.
Vanderbilt University
2020-03-25
Thesis
en_US
Thesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Honors Program in Psychological Sciences
https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/xmlui/handle/1803/9885
https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/9885/1/Honors%20Thesis_Sophia%20Kekes-Szabo.pdf
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https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/9885/2/license.txt
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https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/9885/3/Honors%20Thesis_Sophia%20Kekes-Szabo.pdf.txt
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EEG Measures of Rumination in Depressed Adolescents
Depression
oai:ir.vanderbilt.edu:1803/47222020-04-22T06:16:53Zcom_1803_205com_1803_66col_1803_211
Effects of Victimization on Depression: How Children Respond to Being Bullied
Cordel, Stephanie, L.
Cole, David A.
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 elementary school students (N=421), children completed a free response survey regarding how he or she would respond to relational, physical and verbal victimization respectively as well as a depression inventory and self report of victimization history. Two categorization systems (RSQ and CRTB) classified the responses to see whether certain responses moderated the effect of depression for a particular set of children. Results suggest that certain responses to victimization scenarios moderate the relation between victimization history and depression.
Vanderbilt University
2011-02-06
Thesis
en_US
Thesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Honors Program in Psychological Sciences. Advisor:
David A. Cole
http://hdl.handle.net/1803/4722
https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/4722/1/Victimization_Depression.pdf
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https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/4722/2/license.txt
8ec8fd34acde2f4d8b37a78345cbcc36
https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/4722/3/Victimization_Depression.pdf.txt
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Depression in children
Victims
Bullying -- Psychological aspects
Adjustment (Psychology) in children
oai:ir.vanderbilt.edu:1803/47122020-04-22T07:02:22Zcom_1803_205com_1803_66col_1803_211
Prevention of Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents: Do Sociotropy and Achievement Orientation Moderate the Effects?
Prevention of depression
Mehl, Jessica Katherine
Garber, Judy
Poessel, Patrick
The purpose of the present study was to examine the efficacy of a cognitive-behavioral intervention for preventing depressive symptoms in adolescents in comparison to a nonspecific, attention control group and a no intervention/assessment only control. Participants were 217 students attending a local public school [Mean age = 14.43 (SD = .70)]; 64.1% of the sample was female. The personality orientations of sociotropy (neediness, connectedness) and achievement (self-criticism, individualistic achievement) were assessed at baseline to examine whether these individual characteristics moderated the relation between the interventions and changes in depressive symptoms measured with the CES-D and CDI. Results indicated that, controlling for baseline depressive symptoms, self-criticism and individualistic achievement each significantly moderated the intervention effect, and there was a nonsignificant trend for neediness to be a moderator as well. Whereas the relation between self-criticism and changes in depressive symptoms was strong and significant for those in the control group, this association was less apparent in the CB group. In addition, high levels of individualistic achievement were associated with lower levels of depression, particularly in the CB condition. There was no evidence that the nonspecific control condition affected participants’ depression scores. These results highlight the importance of identifying individual characteristics that can alter adolescents’ response to cognitive-behavioral interventions for preventing depressive symptoms. Moreover, the CB program appears to provide benefits over and above exposure to a supportive environment.
Vanderbilt University
2007-04
Thesis
en_US
Thesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Honors Program in Psychological Sciences. Under the Direction of Professor Judy Garber, Ph.D. and Dr. Patrick Poessel.
http://hdl.handle.net/1803/4712
https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/4712/1/Prevention_of_Dep.pdf
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https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/4712/2/license.txt
8ec8fd34acde2f4d8b37a78345cbcc36
https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/4712/3/Prevention_of_Dep.pdf.txt
8d2210e2b643cf881e79c0faf0a36d91
Cognitive therapy for teenagers
Depression in adolescence -- Prevention
Personality in adolescence
oai:ir.vanderbilt.edu:1803/87812018-02-07T19:53:15Zcom_1803_205com_1803_66col_1803_211
The Family Group Depression Prevention Program: Assessment of Fidelity
Freilich, Colin
Garber, Judy
Compas, Bruce
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. The Family Depression Program was delivered as designed across sites, cohorts, and group leaders regarding both adherence and competence. Parental depression symptoms at baseline and the presence of a second group leader were significant predictors of adherence. A second group leader also predicted higher competence. Higher levels of fidelity did not predict greater reductions in depressive symptoms, controlling for baseline symptoms.
Vanderbilt University
2017-05-11
Thesis
en_US
Thesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Honors Program in Psychological Sciences
http://hdl.handle.net/1803/8781
https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/8781/1/thesis_turn_in.docx
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https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/8781/2/license.txt
8a4605be74aa9ea9d79846c1fba20a33
Depression
Prevention
Fidelity
Adherence
Competence
Youth
Group
Program
Cognitive-Behavioral
Depression
Depression, Mental
oai:ir.vanderbilt.edu:1803/47132020-04-22T07:02:23Zcom_1803_205com_1803_66col_1803_211
Children’s reactions to maternal feedback: Is it what she says or how she says it?
Maternal feedback
Federoff, Allison, H.
Garber, Judy
The aim of this study was to examine children’s affective, cognitive, and behavioral responses to maternal feedback that varied with regard to content and tone. Participants were 62 children ages four to five years old (M = 59.82 months, SD = 7.35) recruited from local pre-schools, volunteer lists, and the medical school listserv. Children were read three stories in which the child did something (e.g., drawing, writing, building) and made a small mistake. They were randomly assigned to receive one of four types of feedback. The content of the feedback was either neutral or negative, and the tone was either neutral or negative. After hearing a story and receiving feedback, children answered a series of questions about their feelings, self-evaluation, expectations, and causes of the event, and about the mother’s feelings and evaluation of the child’s product. Mothers reported about their current level of depressive symptoms and their parenting behavior. Multiple regression analyses examined the main effects and two-way interactions of content (neutral vs. negative), and tone (neutral vs. negative). Separate analyses were conducted that included children’s age, maternal depression, and parenting as possible moderators. Results revealed that the content of mothers’ words affected children’s reported affect, cognitions, and behaviors, and these relations tended to vary by children’s age. Older children responded to neutral feedback more positively than younger children, and older children gave higher mother liking ratings in the neutral than in the negative content feedback conditions. Children receiving negatively toned feedback responded more helplessly to a puzzle task compared to those receiving neutrally toned feedback. Neither current maternal depressive symptoms nor parenting moderated the relations between condition and children’s responses.
Vanderbilt University
2008-04
Thesis
en_US
Thesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Honors Program in Psychological Sciences
http://hdl.handle.net/1803/4713
https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/4713/1/Maternal_Feedback.pdf
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https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/4713/2/license.txt
8ec8fd34acde2f4d8b37a78345cbcc36
https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/4713/3/Maternal_Feedback.pdf.txt
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Depression
Mother and child -- Psychological aspects
Feedback (Psychology)
Communication -- Psychological aspects
oai:ir.vanderbilt.edu:1803/180682023-03-31T21:51:08Zcom_1803_205com_1803_66col_1803_211
Neurophysiological Responses To Pleasant Emotional Images: An Examination Of The Effects of Personal Preference And A Brief Positive Emotion-Focused Intervention
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 the late positive potential (LPP), may indicate potential risks for
the development or presence of internalizing symptomatology. Recent research has found that
positive affect interventions can help individuals attend more to positive events; however, these
interventions effects on neurological responses has yet to be studied. The present study examined
differences in neural activation in relation to positive stimuli following a brief promoting
positive emotions (BPPE) intervention to test its efficacy in modulating PVS functioning. EEG
data was collected from a sample of 27 undergraduate students to examine associations between
the LPP and categories of positively valanced emotional images, rankings of image categories by
personal preferences, and intervention effects. Participants completed a battery of questionnaires,
and then were randomly assigned to either the BPPE intervention or a study skills group for
comparison. The BPPE group was taught to recount, savor, visualize, and plan for positive
experiences while the control group learned study skills tools. EEG data was recorded while
participants passively viewed positive images. Responses based on participant preferences for
each category of stimuli were analyzed. We found that there was a significant difference between
positively valanced images and neutral images. Significant differences were also found between
participant preference rankings and neutral images, however, not in the expected direction. No
significant intervention effects were found. Future studies should examine within-person effects
of the intervention, as well as the efficacy of a longer positive affect intervention over multiple
sessions to determine if the LPP can be modulated over time.
Vanderbilt University
2023-03-22
Thesis
en_US
Thesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Honors Program in Psychological Sciences
http://hdl.handle.net/1803/18068
https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/18068/1/Final%20Thesis_Mueller.pdf
948087fc416b0e171ec34b51c696e93c
https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/18068/2/license.txt
49f58bf859518f166339cafac2e786df
Depression
oai:ir.vanderbilt.edu:1803/50822012-04-27T19:57:06Zcom_1803_205com_1803_66col_1803_211
The Role of Childhood Trauma in Bipolar Disorder
Childhood Trauma in Bipolar Disorder
Clinton, Sarah
Saylor, Megan
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 support hypotheses that higher levels of childhood trauma are correlated with a higher incidence of BD Type I or psychotic features, or that there were sex differences within childhood trauma exposure that correlated with sex differences in the presentation of BD Type I versus Type II. Results show a strong statistically significant relationship between minimalization/denial subscores and total CTQ scores, which indicates the possibility that some BD patients who denied experiencing childhood trauma may minimalize the effect possible trauma played in their development of BD.
Vanderbilt University
2012-04-10
Thesis
en_US
Thesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Honors Program in Psychological Sciences
http://hdl.handle.net/1803/5082
https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/5082/1/Honors%20Thesis.docx
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childhood trauma, bipolar disorder, psychotic features
Depression
Manic-depressive illness
Psychic trauma in children
Manic-depressive illness -- Sex differences
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Prevention of Depression: A Social Information Processing Intervention
Social information processing and depression prevention
Chess, Justine
Garber, Judy
Martin, Nina
Adolescent depression is a prevalent and recurrent problem associated with significant impairment. Although some treatments have been found to be effective in reducing depression in youth, early intervention and prevention of depression is becoming increasingly possible and successful. The goal of the current study was to test whether an intervention that targets deficits in social information processing system can prevent depressive symptoms in adolescents. The following questions were examined: (a) Does the cognitive-behavioral [CB] intervention produce significant changes in adolescentsâ social information processing? (b) Is the level of depressive symptoms at post-intervention [Time 2] predicted by the intervention, controlling for pre-treatment [Time 1] depressive symptoms and changes in social information processing from Time 1 to Time 2? Participants were 233 local high school students ranging in age from 13.90-17.58 years (Mean = 15.02 years; SD = .67). The current sample was 64% female and 74% Caucasian. The measures obtained at pre- and post-intervention were the Social Information Processing Interview (SIPI), which assesses attributions, affect, response generation, and response evaluation, and the CES-D, which measures depressive symptoms. Results indicated that intervention condition was not a significant predictor of change in the SIPI variables or in depressive symptoms; several reasons for these results are suggested. Finally, additional analyses indicated that the SIPI was an internally consistent and valid measure of social information processing in adolescents.
Vanderbilt University
2010-04-21
Thesis
en_US
Thesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Honors Program in Psychological Sciences
http://hdl.handle.net/1803/4022
https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/4022/1/Chess_THESIS_Final.doc
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https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/4022/2/license.txt
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https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/1803/4022/3/Chess_THESIS_Final.doc.txt
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depression
social information processing
prevention
social information processing interview
SIPI
Depression
Depression in adolescence -- Prevention
Human information processing
Social interaction in adolescence.