Self-esteem and self-disgust both mediate the relationship between dysfunctional cognitions and depressive symptoms

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Self-esteem and self-disgust both mediate the relationship between dysfunctional cognitions and depressive symptoms. / Simpson, J.; Hillman, R.; Crawford, T. et al.
In: Motivation and Emotion, Vol. 34, No. 4, 12.2010, p. 399-406.

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Simpson, J , Hillman, R , Crawford, T & Overton, PG 2010, 'Self-esteem and self-disgust both mediate the relationship between dysfunctional cognitions and depressive symptoms', Motivation and Emotion, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 399-406. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11031-010-9189-2

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Simpson, J., Hillman, R., Crawford, T., & Overton, P. G. (2010). Self-esteem and self-disgust both mediate the relationship between dysfunctional cognitions and depressive symptoms. Motivation and Emotion, 34(4), 399-406. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11031-010-9189-2

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Simpson J , Hillman R , Crawford T, Overton PG. Self-esteem and self-disgust both mediate the relationship between dysfunctional cognitions and depressive symptoms. Motivation and Emotion. 2010 Dec;34(4):399-406. doi: 10.1007/s11031-010-9189-2

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Simpson, J. ; Hillman, R. ; Crawford, T. et al. / Self-esteem and self-disgust both mediate the relationship between dysfunctional cognitions and depressive symptoms. In: Motivation and Emotion. 2010 ; Vol. 34, No. 4. pp. 399-406.

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abstract = "Previous research indicates that self-disgust partially mediates the relationship between dysfunctional cognitions and depression. However, as self-disgust is only a partial mediator, other variables are also likely to mediate this relationship. One potential variable is self-esteem, which has consistently been linked to depression in the literature. Hence, the current study aimed to examine whether self-disgust and self-esteem both mediate the relationship between dysfunctional cognitions and depression. Measures of self-disgust, self-esteem, dysfunctional cognitions and depression were completed by a non clinical sample of 120 participants. Self-disgust and self-esteem were found to be conceptually distinct constructs and both constructs were found to be partial mediators of the relationship between dysfunctional cognitions and depression: a finding which generalised across two measures of depression. The important mediational role of emotions in the development of depression needs to be taken into account in therapeutic practice.",

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