Coping strategies as mediator variables between explanatory styles and depressive symptoms

  1. Sanjuán Suárez, Pilar
  2. Magallares Sanjuán, Alejandro
Revista:
Anales de psicología

ISSN: 0212-9728,  1695-2294

Año de publicación: 2015

Volumen: 31

Número: 2

Páginas: 447-451

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.6018/ANALESPS.31.2.173391 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR

Otras publicaciones en: Anales de psicología

Resumen

El principal objetivo de este estudio fue analizar las relaciones existentes entre el estilo explicativo, las estrategias de afrontamiento y los síntomas depresivos. El path analysis llevado a cabo con 234 personas mos-tró que el estilo explicativo negativo (la tendencia a explicar los resultados negativos a través de causas internas, estables y globales) tenía tanto un vínculo directo positivo con los síntomas depresivos como un efecto indi-recto a través de las estrategias de afrontamiento evitativo. Además, el estilo explicativo ensalzante (la tendencia a explicar los resultados positivos a tra-vés de causas internas, estables y globales) tenía relaciones directas e indi-rectas de tipo negativo con los síntomas depresivos, solo que en este caso el efecto indirecto se producía a través de las estrategias de resolución de pro-blemas y reestructuración cognitiva positiva y el no uso de estrategias de afrontamiento evitativo. En general, los resultados sugieren que para preve-nir la aparición de síntomas depresivos, o para disminuirlos en el caso de que ya existan, se debería promover el estilo explicativo ensalzante y las es-trategias de afrontamiento como resolución de problemas y reestructura-ción cognitiva positiva

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