Individual differences in appraisal of depression

被引:3
作者
Bookless, C [1 ]
Clayer, J [1 ]
McFarlane, AC [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Adelaide, Queen Elizabeth Hosp, Dept Psychiat, Woodville, SA 5011, Australia
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
关键词
personal meaning; cognitive appraisal; depression;
D O I
10.1016/S0191-8869(99)00044-6
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
This work introduces the Personal Appraisal Inventory (PAI) that was designed to quantify the personal meaning of experiencing a psychiatric disorder. The need to develop this new instrument is discussed and the results of a study with patients diagnosed and receiving treatment for major depression is presented. Specifically, factor analysis of the PAI items and the variance in depression scores explained by these factors is outlined. The findings suggest that the PAI provides a significant inroad to identifying coherent patterns of personal meaning. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:7 / 15
页数:9
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