作者
Jutta Joormann, Matthias Siemer, Ian H Gotlib
发表日期
2007/8
期刊
Journal of abnormal psychology
卷号
116
期号
3
页码范围
484
出版商
American Psychological Association
简介
Recent research suggests that the recall of positive memories plays an important role in mood regulation. In this study, the authors examined the ability of currently depressed, formerly depressed, and never-depressed participants to regulate sad mood through the recall of positive memories or through distraction. Although improvement in mood was found for all participants in response to distraction, under instructions to recall positive memories, never-depressed participants' moods improved, whereas formerly depressed participants' sad moods remained unchanged. It is important to note that depressed participants exhibited a worsening of their sad moods after recalling positive memories. These results suggest both that depression is associated with an impaired ability to use positive recall to regulate a sad mood and that this impairment continues to be evident following recovery.(PsycInfo Database Record (c …
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