Performance Satisfaction of Depressives Under High and Low Success Conditions

Authors

William P. Sacco, Florida State University
Jack E. Hokanson, Florida State University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-1978

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-4679(197810)34:4<907::AID-JCLP2270340416>3.0.CO;2-8

Abstract

Evaluated two competing predictions about the effects of high and low success experiences on depressives' satisfaction with performance. No support was found for the prediction derived from Beck's cognitive theory, which posits distorted, negative cognitions about the self as the central dynamic of depression. However, results did tend to support the learned helplessness model's contention that depression is characterized by the perception that reinforcements occur independent of the individual's responses.

Was this content written or created while at USF?

No

Citation / Publisher Attribution

Journal of Clinical Psychology, v. 34, issue 4, p. 907-909

Scholar Commons Citation

Sacco, William P. and Hokanson, Jack E., "Performance Satisfaction of Depressives Under High and Low Success Conditions" (1978). Psychology Faculty Publications. 858.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/psy_facpub/858