DEPRESSION RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES IN THE JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL-PSYCHOLOGY - A REVIEW AND CRITIQUE

被引:123
作者
TENNEN, H [1 ]
HALL, JA [1 ]
AFFLECK, G [1 ]
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[1] ECKERD COLL,ST PETERSBURG,FL 33733
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10.1037/0022-3514.68.5.870
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B84 [心理学];
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04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Personality and social psychological studies of depression and depressive phenomena have become more methodologically sophisticated in recent years. In response to earlier problems in this literature, investigators have formulated sound suggestions for research designs. Studies of depression published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JPSP) between 1988 and 1993 were reviewed to evaluate how well these recommendations have been followed. Forty-one articles were examined for adherence to 3 suggestions appearing consistently in the literature: (a) multiple assessment periods, (b) multiple assessment methods, and (c) appropriate comparison groups. The studies published in JPSP have not adhered well to these standards. The authors recommend resetting minimum methodological criteria for studies of depression published in the premier journal in personality and social psychology.
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