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Possible selves in major depression

L A Allen1, R L Woolfolk, M A Gara

  • 1Princeton Biomedical Research, New Jersey, USA.

The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
|December 1, 1996
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Major depression patients showed significant self-concept discrepancies compared to controls. Negative self-schema features were stronger indicators of depression than a lack of positive self-appraisal.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Background:

  • Self-concept discrepancies are linked to psychological distress.
  • Cognitive theories of depression emphasize negative future projections.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine self-concept discrepancies in major depression.
  • To identify predictors of depressive symptomatology.
  • To compare future self-projections in depressives versus controls.

Main Methods:

  • Assessed ratings of possible selves and self-concept discrepancies.
  • Compared 25 patients with major depression to 25 control subjects.

Main Results:

  • Self-concept discrepancies significantly differentiated patients from controls.

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  • Negative self-schema features were stronger indicators of depression than absence of positive self-appraisal.
  • Depressed individuals' future self-projections were less pessimistic than cognitive theories predicted.

    • Conclusions:

    • Self-concept discrepancies are a key feature differentiating major depression.
    • The negative self-schema is a more potent indicator of depression than a lack of positive self-regard.
    • Cognitive models may overestimate the pessimism in depressed individuals' future outlook.