Different patterns of perceived barriers to psychological treatment among Chinese depressed college students: Preliminary findings

2020 ◽  
Vol 76 (7) ◽  
pp. 1339-1352
Author(s):  
Liyang Wu ◽  
Jun Wang ◽  
Yuhan Gao ◽  
Lei Zhu
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Psychological Treatment ◽  
Perceived Barriers ◽  
Depressed College Students

Comparative Efficacy of Seven Exercise interventions for Symptoms of depression in college students: a network of meta-analysis

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shengyu Guo ◽  
Fuying Li ◽  
Yan Yang ◽  
Ling Chen
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Usual Care ◽  
Tai Chi ◽  
Exercise Intervention ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Eligibility Criteria ◽  
Exercise Interventions ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression ◽  
Depressed College Students

Abstract Background Depression among college students is common, exercise interventions are valued as one of the most widely prescribed interventions for depressed college students, however, it is especially difficult for university administrators to determine which exercise intervention is most effective, and efficacy of exercise interventions among depressed college students have not been evaluated. Objectives To systematically review and compare the efficacy of Seven Exercise interventions for Symptoms of depression in college students. Method A network of meta-analysis was conducted to fill the objectives. PubMed, Embase databases, and two Chinese language electronic databases WANFANG and CNKI were searched for the related articles. Eligibility criteria Randomized controlled trials comparing the efficacy of Seven Exercise interventions with usual care of college students with depression were included in the review. Main outcomes The Primary outcome of the present study were standardized mean difference(SMD) and the mean change of depressive symptoms. Results 14 trials were identified, including 2010 depressed college students. The result of direct meta-analysis of this review indicated exercise interventions overall had a significantly lower mean depression scores (SMD=-1.13) when compared with usual care. The result of NMA indicated when comparing with badminton intervention, yoga(SMD=-7.7, 95%CI -14 to -0.93) and tai chi (SMD=-9.4, 95%CI -16 to -2.7) can significantly decrease depression scores of the depressed college students. The rank of seven exercise interventions with respect to efficiently decrease symptom of depressed undergraduates was Tai chi > Yoga > Volleyball > Dance > Run> Basketball> Badminton, respectively. Conclusions Tai chi exhibited the highest probability that became the most efficacy intervention among the comparions, and Yoga showed the second most effectiveness to alleviate depressive symptoms of depressed college students, and dance ranks the third, followed by run, volleyball, basketball, badminton respectively.

Distortions of Memory in Depressed, Formerly Depressed, and Never Depressed College Students

1980 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 415-425 ◽  
Author(s):  
David C. Zuroff
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Recognition Memory ◽  
Cognitive Biases ◽  
Memory Test ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Female College ◽  
Recognition Memory Test ◽  
Depressed College Students

Depressed, formerly depressed, and never depressed female college students were randomly assigned to success, failure, or neutral experiences on a sham measure of empathy ( ns = 12/cell). They then read descriptions of their supposed positive and negative intellectual and personality characteristics, and took a recognition memory test. Based on Beck's (1967) theory, it was predicted that depressed subjects would display negative biasing of memory after neutral or failure experiences and that the latent negative biases of the formerly depressed would be activated by failure. The predictions for depressed subjects were not confirmed. However, the memories of the formerly depressed for information about their intellectual qualities became negatively biased after failure. Beck's view that those predisposed to depression harbor latent negative cognitive biases received some support, but the results also indicated that his conception of global negative biasing of cognition during depression is over-simplified.

Is there enough “interest in and pleasure in” the concept of depression? The development of the Leuven Affect and Pleasure Scale (LAPS)

CNS Spectrums ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (02) ◽  
pp. 265-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koen Demyttenaere ◽  
Philippe Mortier ◽  
Glenn Kiekens ◽  
Ronny Bruffaerts
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Positive Mood ◽  
Hedonic Tone ◽  
Meaningful Life ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Depressed College Students ◽  
Overall Functioning

ObjectivePresence of negative mood (depressed mood) and anhedonia (lack of interest and pleasure) are considered core symptoms of depression, while absence of positive mood is not taken into account. It is therefore remarkable that the depression scales routinely used to assess changes during antidepressant treatment (Hamilton Depression Rating Scale [HDRS], Montgomery–Åsberg Depression Rating Scale [MADRS]) do not really take into account anhedonia. Several scales were developed to assess positive mood and hedonic tone, but they only partially cover the multidimensional concept. Therefore we developed a new 16-item questionnaire, the Leuven Affect and Pleasure Scale (LAPS), to assess negative affect, positive affect, and hedonic tone.MethodsThis first article on the LAPS questionnaire reports on the correlations between the different items, on the factor analysis, and on the differences found in 3 groups of subjects : healthy college students (N=138), depressed but still functioning college students (N=27), and severely depressed inpatients (N=38). These differences were calculated using univariate general linear models with Bonferroni post-hoc testing, and effect sizes were expressed in η2.ResultsNegative and positive affect were only moderately correlated, and the 4 independent variables (cognitive functioning, overall functioning, meaningful life, and happiness) had stronger correlations with positive affect than with negative affect. The major difference in negative affect was between healthy college students and depressed college students, positive affect was different between the 3 groups, and the major difference for hedonic tone was between depressed college students and depressed inpatients. Affiliative positive affect and the affiliative hedonic function were well preserved, even in depressed inpatients.ConclusionsThis preliminary report suggests that the LAPS offers a comprehensive assessment of negative and positive affect, of hedonic tone, and of independent variables (cognitive functioning, overall functioning, meaningful life, and happiness). Clinically relevant differences in subscores were found in 3 groups of subjects with variable levels of depression (healthy subjects, mildly depressed subjects, and severely depressed inpatients).

Thought Sampling after Mood Induction in Depressed vs. Non-Depressed College Students

1999 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Braden R. Josephson ◽  
Raphael D. Rose ◽  
Jefferson A. Singer
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Mood Induction ◽  
Thought Sampling ◽  
Depressed College Students
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