The impact of repeated exposure and depressive symptom improvement on others
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Irene Granda-Gage (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Rosemery Nelson-Gray
Abstract: Research literature suggests that depressed individuals interact with others in such a way that is unpleasant or aversive to others. The present study examined the impact of two contextual variable, repeated exposure to a depressed person and depressive symptom improvement, upon the elicitation of negative arousal and rejection. In addition, the study examined whether certain personality attributes (i.e., empathy, inward or outward focus, and depression) of persons interacting with a depressed individual influence the elicitation of negative arousal and rejection. A 3 (condition) x 3 (tape) mixed experimental design was employed. In Condition 1, subjects saw a video tape of a depressed role enactment three times with no symptom change. In Condition 2, subjects saw a video tape of a depressed role enactment three times with symptom improvement. And in Condition 3, subjects saw a video tape of a normal role enactment three times. Seventy-five subjects were randomly assigned to one of the three conditions, with 25 subjects in each condition.
The impact of repeated exposure and depressive symptom improvement on others
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Dissertation
- Language: English
- Date: 1995
- Subjects
- Depressed persons
- Depression, Mental $x Social aspects