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30th APS Annual Convention · 2018

Online, Cued Positive Imagery Training Reduces Negatively Biased Self-Referent Cognition in Depression

San Francisco, CA · May 2018

Poster · Cross-Cutting Theme Poster - Technology and the Human Experience: Shaping Thoughts, Feelings, Development, and Interactions

  • Justin Dainer-Best
    University of Vermont
  • Justin Dainer-Best
    Bard College
  • Jason Shumake
    The University of Texas at Austin
  • Christopher Beevers
    The University of Texas at Austin

Abstract

We assessed whether a two-week online positive vs. neutral mental imagery intervention could improve self-referent processing (SRET) and depressive symptomatology among adults with depression symptoms. The positive condition showed a greater increase in positive self-reference compared to neutral. Results indicate that mental imagery has the potential to improve self-referential processing.

Depression

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