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| Title: |
Lack of positive experiences and positive expectancies mediate the relationship between BAS responsiveness and depression |
| Author: |
Beevers, Christopher G. Meyer, Bjorn |
| Appeared in: |
Cognition & emotion |
| Paging: | Volume 16 (2002) nr. 4 pages 549-564 |
| Year: |
2002-07-01 |
| Contents: |
The anhedonic symptoms of depression have been linked to a lack of incentive responsiveness, which is a function of the Behavioral Activation System (BAS). Using structural equation modeling within the context of a cross-sectional design, we found that a lack of positive experiences and positive expectancies mediated the BAS-depression link among an undergraduate sample ( N = 171). We tested the specificity of this model across four alternative models substituting negative experiences, negative expectancies, threat sensitivity, and symptoms of anxiety for their theoretical counterparts in the original model. In each case, the alternative model did not fit the data as well as our original model. This pattern of results is consistent with the position that a lack of positive experiences and positive expectancies uniquely mediate the relationship between the BAS and anhedonic symptoms of depression. |
| Publisher: |
Psychology Press |
| Source file: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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