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Attributional style and depression.

I R Hargreaves

    The British Journal of Clinical Psychology
    |February 1, 1985
    PubMed
    Summary
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    This study found no significant differences in attributional styles between depressed and non-depressed individuals, challenging the reformulated learned helplessness model of depression. Further research is needed to explain these findings.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Clinical Psychology
    • Psychopathology

    Background:

    • The reformulated learned helplessness model of depression posits distinct attributional styles in depressed individuals.
    • Previous research suggested differences in causal attributions between depressed and non-depressed populations.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To test the hypothesis that depressed individuals exhibit significantly different attributions for events compared to non-depressed individuals.
    • To evaluate the validity of the reformulated learned helplessness model regarding attributional differences in depression.

    Main Methods:

    • A comparative study design was employed.
    • A sample of depressed psychiatric patients was compared with a matched group of non-depressed individuals.

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    Main Results:

    • The study found no statistically significant differences in attributional styles between the depressed and non-depressed groups.
    • The core prediction of the reformulated learned helplessness model was not supported by the data.

    Conclusions:

    • The findings do not support the hypothesis of differing attributional styles as a key feature distinguishing depressed from non-depressed individuals.
    • Several alternative hypotheses are proposed to explain the discrepancy with prior research and to account for the null findings.