2002 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
An experimental study on the automaticity of depressives' cognitive and behavioral characteristics shown in interpersonal interactions
| Project/Area Number |
13610181
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
教育・社会系心理学
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| Research Institution | AOYAMA GAKUIN WOMEN'S JUNIOR COLLEGE |
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Principal Investigator |
KUDO Eriko Aoyama Gakuin Women's Junior College, Liberal Arts Course, Assistant Professor, 教養学科, 助教授 (30269386)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2001 – 2002
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| Keywords | depression / automaticity / self-presentation / predictions for self-presentation / self-esteem / cognitive load |
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| Research Abstract |
Present study examined the effects of cognitive load on cognition and behavior of depressive people. More specifically, this study examined self-evaluation, self-presentation, and predictions for other people's evaluations for one's own self-presentation.
For self-evaluation, depressives' self-evaluation tended to become more favorable under cognitive load. This result supports the idea that unfavorable self-evaluation of depressives is formed through controlled regulatory processes.
For self-presentation, under cognitive load, depressives' self-presentation became more favorable while non-depressives' self-presentation became less so. This opposite effect of cognitive load was interpreted according to the different aims of self-presentation of depressives and non-depressives.
For predictions about other people's evaluations for one's own self-presentation, contrary to the prediction, there was no difference between depressives and non-depressives without cognitive load. Moreover, both groups' prediction became more favorable under cognitive load.
Analyses using level of self-esteem instead of depressive tendency revealed different results especially for predictions about other people's evaluations for one's own self-presentation. Further investigation is needed to examine if these differences are critical factor for differentiation of low self-esteem and depression.
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