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Showing 1 to 20 of 84 for “"Depressive symptomatology"”.
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Depressive Symptomatology and Perceived Social Support in Rural Women
… this study was to (a) describe the incidence of depressive symptomatology in rural women, (b) identify levels of perceived social support in rural women, and (c) determine if perceived social support is related to depressive symptomatology in rural women. The Beck Depression Inventory (DDI) …
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Depressive Symptomatology and Perceived Social Support in Adolescents with Type 2 Diabetes
… uses. Last, to explore the relationships between depressive symptomatology, social support, and relevant physiological and sociocultural variables in adolescents with type 2 diabetes during the developmental stages of early and middle adolescence. This was a descriptive correlational, cross …
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Investigating the association between sleep quality and depressive symptomatology in post-secondary students
… quality is hypothesized to be associated with depressive symptomatology in undergraduate university students. However, high-quality epidemiological evidence about this association is lacking. Purpose: To determine whether poor sleep quality is associated with depressive symptomatology in …
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Role of Perceived Partner Responsiveness on Mexican American Males' Pain Severity and Depressive Symptomatology
… relationship satisfaction on pain severity and depressive symptomatology among a sample of 62 married and cohabiting Mexican American men, the majority of whom were first generation Mexican Americans, with chronic back and/or neck pain. The cultural indicators were not found to act as moderators …
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An examination of relationship experiences in relation to loneliness and depressive symptomatology in emerging adulthood
… the purpose of the present study was to assess depressive symptomatology and family, social, and romantic loneliness in emerging adulthood. Specifically, the present study examined the impact of PARTheory (i.e., early relationship context), current attachment experiences in close relationships …
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Depressive symptomatology among Dominicans: Links to acculturative and economic stressors, skin tone, and perceived discrimination
… to be reflected in differential expressions of depressive symptoms. The fast growing Dominican community in the United States is one subgroup of Latinos that has been understudied and underserved.</p><p>The objectives of this dissertation were to explore among Dominicans: (1) the direct and …
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Relations of Self-Criticism and Dependency to Depressive Symptomatology: Tests of Blatt's and Greenberg and Watson's Theories
… relations of self-criticism and dependency to depressive symptomatology were tested. Blatt's theory (1974, 2004) states that self-criticism and dependency are separate and distinct personality traits that predispose individuals to depression. Hypotheses from Blatt's theory were that …
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Improving Depressive Symptom Measurement in Adolescents: A Psychometric Evaluation of the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology, Adolescent Verison
Major depressive disorder (MDD) in children and adolescents is a common and debilitating psychiatric disorder. Current instruments used to identify the presence of and monitor the treatment of depression in adolescents vary in validity, reliability, appropriateness, cost and ease of administration, …
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Adventure-Based Therapy and Self-Efficacy Theory: Test of a Treatment Model for Late Adolescents with Depressive Symptomatology
… objectives were to test the effects of ABT on depressive symptomatology and related psychosocial variables (e.g., anxiety, self-esteem). One-hundred and nine college freshmen participated in the screening procedure. Subjects who indicated mild to severe depressive symptomatology on a …
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The relationship of antidepressant use, depression, depressive symptomatology and reported pain to multidisciplinary chronic pain treatment outcome measures
… depression level, reported quality of pain, and depressive symptomatology, there are distinct and significant differences before treatment when between-group comparisons are made. Within-group comparisons revealed significant differences between pre and post test measures for most groups studied, …
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The Impact of Depressive Symptomatology on the Efficacy of a Weight Loss Intervention Program in African-American Children and Adolescents
Obesity is a widespread issue that has gradually increased in prevalence over the years. Individuals within certain racial or ethnic groups, minority children and adolescents, or youth living within low-income neighborhoods, are at a particularly high risk for the disease. Current research denotes …
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The Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology, Self-Report (QIDS-SR16): A Psychometric Evaluation in Patients with Asthma and Major Depression
… properties of the self-report Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (QIDS-SR16), a 16-item measure of depressive symptom severity, in asthma patients. METHODS: The psychometric properties of the QIDS-SR16 are compared and evaluated in relation to the self-report Inventory of Depressive …
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Examining interpersonal and cognitive factors associated with adolescent depressive symptomatology: a comparison of clinically depressed, subsyndromal, and normal control youth
… even poorer and more protracted prognosis than depressive disorders that emerge during adulthood (Weller & Weller, 1991). Thus, considering the numerous difficulties associated with adult depression, it can be stated without reservation that depressive disorders in youth present a serious public …
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Examining the Conjoint Impact of Depressive Symptomatology and Mind Wandering on Affective Dynamics in Response to Emotionally Salient Visual Stimuli
… cognitive processes that appear central to depressive affect dysregulation, including the aberrant function of attention, memory, and reward systems – particularly as they pertain to the direct interpretation of external stimuli and life events. More recent work has begun to elucidate …
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Depression in the HIV/AIDS Community: A Psychometric Study of the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology and Assessment of Risk Factors for Depression
… properties of the Quick Inventory of Depressive Psychology-Self-Report (QIDS-SR) version which is a 16 - item measure of depressive severity, in HIV/AIDS patients. Three hundred and seventy one male outpatient seeking mental health treatment at a community-based HIV/AIDS clinic were …
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The Occurrence of Maltreatment and Depression among Adjudicated Adolescent Sexual Offenders with High Functioning Autism or Asperger's Disorder
… of abuse and/or neglect and the occurrence of depressive symptomatology among adolescents with High Functioning Autism (HFA) or Asperger's Disorder (AD) compared to adolescents without HFA/AD who are adjudicated delinquent due to sexual offense and attend a State Residential Sexual Offender …
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The relationship between early age of first sexual intercourse and vulnerability to depression among adolescents
… Add Health restricted dataset, I analyzed the depressive symptomatology of adolescents over a seven-year time period. The final sample (n=6,51O) was comprised of 49.35% male (n=3,213) and 50.65% female (n=3,297) participants. Results indicated that the relationship between earlier adolescent …
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Depression on cortical and subcortical dementia syndromes
… of subcortical dementia predicts higher rates of depressive symptomatology in dementia syndromes with predominant subcortical pathology. This hypothesis was evaluated by comparing the frequency and severity of depressive symptomatology in three diagnostic conditions: Alzheimer's disease (AD) …
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How do adolescents define depression? Links with depressive symptoms, self-recognition of depression, and social and emotional competence
… of depression was examined in association with depressive symptomatology and reported pathways to talking to someone. Adolescents' social and emotional competence was also examined in association with severity of their depressive symptomatology. Developed categories and subcategories of …
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Increasing Help-Seeking Among People with Depression: An Empirical Assessment of a Static and Trending Norms Approach
… depression. Study 1 indicated that people with depressive symptomatology significantly underestimated the number of people who seek help for depression. Although approximately 66% of U.S. adults with depression met with professionals for help in 2020, on average, participants believed this rate …
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