APS
30th APS Annual Convention · 2018
Sex Moderates the Relationship between Excessive Reassurance Seeking and Depression Symptoms
Session: Poster Session XVIII
Authors
- Kristyn OravecPresenting Author
Cleveland State University - Angela Bush
Cleveland State University - Kayla Scamaldo
Cleveland State University - Zachary Tokar
Cleveland State University - Ilya Yaroslavsky
Cleveland State University
Abstract
This study investigates the moderating effects of sex on the relationship between excessive reassurance seeking (ERS) and depression symptoms concurrently and over a five-month period. Men garnered protective effects from ERS on depression. These effects may reflect a cultural shift in gender norms.
Depression
