ICPS
2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021
Belief in Environmental Causes of Depression Moderate the Relationship between Age and Beliefs about Personal Control over Depression
- Isabel Cunha
Rutgers University - New Brunswick - Mariyah Moore
Rutgers University - New Brunswick - Myra Akbar
Rutgers University - New Brunswick - Jake Rattigan
Rutgers University - New Brunswick - Patrick Barnwell
- Sarah Mann
Rutgers University - New Brunswick - Erick Fedorenko
Rutgers University - New Brunswick - Richard Contrada
Rutgers University - New Brunswick
Abstract
The current study demonstrated that younger adults who endorsed stronger beliefs that one’s environment causes depression also endorsed stronger beliefs that individuals have personal control over their depression, whereas older adults maintained strong personal control beliefs regardless of environmental causal beliefs. Implications for stigma and treatment are discussed.
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