OBJECTIVES: To test the hypothesis that the manic defence involves specific response styles to depression, namely distraction and indulging in dangerous activities. DESIGN: A correlational study was conducted with undergraduate participants assessed for hypomanic traits using Eckblad and Chapman's Hypomanic Personality Scale. METHOD: Participants also completed the Beck Depression Inventory, and an expanded version of Nolen-Hoeksema's Response Styles Questionnaire. RESULTS: Depression was strongly associated with a ruminative response style. Hypomanic traits were associated with rumination, a distraction response style and with indulging in dangerous activities. However, as only 17% of the variance in hypomania scores was accounted for, other factors must play an important role in determining this trait. CONCLUSIONS: Hypomania (and possibly mania) may be products of ineffective styles of coping with negative emotions.
OBJECTIVES: To test the hypothesis that the manic defence involves specific response styles to depression, namely distraction and indulging in dangerous activities. DESIGN: A correlational study was conducted with undergraduate participants assessed for hypomanic traits using Eckblad and Chapman's Hypomanic Personality Scale. METHOD:Participants also completed the Beck Depression Inventory, and an expanded version of Nolen-Hoeksema's Response Styles Questionnaire. RESULTS:Depression was strongly associated with a ruminative response style. Hypomanic traits were associated with rumination, a distraction response style and with indulging in dangerous activities. However, as only 17% of the variance in hypomania scores was accounted for, other factors must play an important role in determining this trait. CONCLUSIONS:Hypomania (and possibly mania) may be products of ineffective styles of coping with negative emotions.
Authors: Jonathan P Stange; Angelo S Boccia; Benjamin G Shapero; Ashleigh R Molz; Megan Flynn; Lindsey M Matt; Lyn Y Abramson; Lauren B Alloy Journal: Cogn Emot Date: 2012-07-09