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TY - JOUR
T1 - When disgust leads to dysphoria
T2 - a three-wave longitudinal study assessing the temporal relationship between self-disgust and depressive symptoms
AU - Powell, Philip A.
AU - Simpson, Jane
AU - Overton, Paul G.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Research has shown that feelings of self-disgust may have a functional role in the genesis of depression by partially mediating the cross-sectional relationship between dysfunctional thoughts and depressive symptoms. However, there are many outstanding issues regarding these hypothesised associations. First, it is not yet clear whether self-disgust is a temporal antecedent, concomitant, or consequence of depressive experience. Second, it is not known whether the hypothesised mediation sequence is valid over time. Third, the relative contribution of disgust towards different aspects of the self has not yet been examined. In the present longitudinal study, participants completed measures of dysfunctional cognitions, self-disgust and depressive symptoms at baseline, and at six and 12-month follow-ups. Analysis showed that self-disgust is best considered as antecedent to depressive symptoms; the hypothesised mediation model was partially supported, but is too simplistic; and disgust towards physical aspects of the self, rather than behaviour, was more important as a temporal predictor of depressive symptoms. The current results help elucidate the role of self-disgust as an antecedent of depressive experience.
AB - Research has shown that feelings of self-disgust may have a functional role in the genesis of depression by partially mediating the cross-sectional relationship between dysfunctional thoughts and depressive symptoms. However, there are many outstanding issues regarding these hypothesised associations. First, it is not yet clear whether self-disgust is a temporal antecedent, concomitant, or consequence of depressive experience. Second, it is not known whether the hypothesised mediation sequence is valid over time. Third, the relative contribution of disgust towards different aspects of the self has not yet been examined. In the present longitudinal study, participants completed measures of dysfunctional cognitions, self-disgust and depressive symptoms at baseline, and at six and 12-month follow-ups. Analysis showed that self-disgust is best considered as antecedent to depressive symptoms; the hypothesised mediation model was partially supported, but is too simplistic; and disgust towards physical aspects of the self, rather than behaviour, was more important as a temporal predictor of depressive symptoms. The current results help elucidate the role of self-disgust as an antecedent of depressive experience.
KW - Depression
KW - Dysfunctional cognitions
KW - Longitudinal mediation analysis
KW - Self-disgust
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84880037553&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/02699931.2013.767223
DO - 10.1080/02699931.2013.767223
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 23410007
AN - SCOPUS:84880037553
VL - 27
SP - 900
EP - 913
JO - Cognition and Emotion
JF - Cognition and Emotion
SN - 0269-9931
IS - 5
ER -