The cognitive strategies and emotion regulation in high cognitive risk to depression undergraduate students

VernacularTitle:抑郁认知易感者认知策略与情绪调节特征
Author: Jing XIAO ; Lukuan HE ; Xiaoyu JIN ; Yu BAI
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Cognitive vulnerability; Cognitive style; Emotion regulation; Depression; Stress
From: Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2013;(3):243-245
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To screen out the individuals at high cognitive risk by using the weakest link theory,and explore the characters of the cognitive emotion regulation.Methods 600 undergraduate students were tested with cognitive style questionnaire,general social and academic hassles scale,center for epidemiologic studies depression scale,and cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire.Results There were significant differences between individuals of high and low cognitive risk in self-blame (13.32 ± 2.12) vs (12.45 ± 2.27),rumination,catastrophizing,blaming others,positive refocusing and positive reappraising.Catastrophizing,generality,rumination,positive reappraising,stress,self-blame,and self could predict 34.2％ of depression.Conclusion There are differences between individuals of high and low cognitive risk in cognitive emotion regulation.Catastrophizing,generality,rumination,positive reappraising,stress,self-blame,and self are the main predictors of depression.