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COPING VIA SUBSTANCE USE AND THE DEPRESSOGENIC INTERPLAY OF INTERNAL ATTRIBUTION BIAS: A THREE-WEEK DAILY DIARY STUDY

Heggeness, Luke Franklin

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2018, MA, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of Psychological Sciences.
Research suggests a bidirectional association may exist between depression and coping via substance use; however, the cognitive processes underlying the reciprocity of this relationship are not well-understood. The present study investigated whether internal attribution bias coupled with a tendency to cope with stress via substance use predicts prospective increases in depression and daily levels of negative affectivity. Sixty-seven adults diagnosed with depression were recruited from out-patient treatment settings (66% female, 81% Caucasian, Mage=31, SDage=13.2). Participants completed self-report measures of substance-related coping, depression, attributional style, and daily negative emotions over a three-week period via mobile electronic devices. Substance use to cope predicted prospective increases in depression among individuals with high-level internal attribution bias. Multilevel modeling evinced that coping via substance use moderated the relationship between internal attribution bias and daily sadness, such that sadness was highest among individuals with both high internal attribution bias and greater levels of coping via substance use. A similar, yet, marginally non-significant trend for increases in daily hostility was also observed. Results demonstrated that depressed individuals who tend to perceive themselves as being responsible for negative life events are at an increased risk of worsening depressive symptoms over time, particularly, if they prioritize substance use as a method of coping with stress.
Jeffrey Ciesla (Advisor)
Karin Coifman (Committee Member)
Doug Delahanty (Committee Member)
William Lechner (Committee Member)
51 p.

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  • Heggeness, L. F. (2018). COPING VIA SUBSTANCE USE AND THE DEPRESSOGENIC INTERPLAY OF INTERNAL ATTRIBUTION BIAS: A THREE-WEEK DAILY DIARY STUDY [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1523846055576536

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Heggeness, Luke. COPING VIA SUBSTANCE USE AND THE DEPRESSOGENIC INTERPLAY OF INTERNAL ATTRIBUTION BIAS: A THREE-WEEK DAILY DIARY STUDY. 2018. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1523846055576536.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Heggeness, Luke. "COPING VIA SUBSTANCE USE AND THE DEPRESSOGENIC INTERPLAY OF INTERNAL ATTRIBUTION BIAS: A THREE-WEEK DAILY DIARY STUDY." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1523846055576536

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)