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Depression and Rejection: Investigating Whether Depressed Individuals are Rejected in Volunteer Selection Situations

Feria, Lauren James
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1401192534

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2011, Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.), Xavier University, Psychology.
The present study examined whether individuals exhibiting behaviors characteristic of depression are rejected in volunteer selection situations. Volunteer coordinators (N = 92) from non-profit organizations, read the application of a potential volunteer and watched a randomly assigned video-taped interview of either a volunteer applicant who exhibited depressed behaviors or an applicant who did not exhibit such behaviors. Results indicated that the applicant behaving depressed was hired to the volunteer position less frequently, rated as less hireable, perceived to be less appropriate for work-related social tasks, held in a lower esteem, and held at a greater social distance than the control. This study provides experimental evidence that depressive behaviors may prevent depressed individuals from securing volunteer positions which could be therapeutic.
Christian M. End, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Anna Ghee, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Nicholas Salsman, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
98 p.
Clinical Psychology; Occupational Psychology
depression, mental; volunteers

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  • Feria, L. J. (2011). Depression and Rejection: Investigating Whether Depressed Individuals are Rejected in Volunteer Selection Situations [Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1401192534

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Feria, Lauren. Depression and Rejection: Investigating Whether Depressed Individuals are Rejected in Volunteer Selection Situations. 2011. Xavier University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1401192534.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Feria, Lauren. "Depression and Rejection: Investigating Whether Depressed Individuals are Rejected in Volunteer Selection Situations." Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1401192534

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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