TY - JOUR
T1 - Preliminary assessment of the behavioral activation model in japanese undergraduate students
AU - Takagaki, Koki
AU - Okajima, Isa
AU - Kunisato, Yoshihiko
AU - Nakajima, Shun
AU - Kanai, Yoshihiro
AU - Ishikawa, Shin Ichi
AU - Sakano, Yuji
PY - 2013/2
Y1 - 2013/2
N2 - Many studies have reported that behavioral activation is an effective intervention for depression. The behavioral activation model is based on several formulations. For example, depressive mood leads to avoidant behaviors, avoidance negatively affects social contacts, decreased socialization lessens opportunities for positive reinforcement, and a decrease in positive reinforcement results in more depressive mood. The purpose of this study was to examine relationships among avoidant behavior, social contact, frequency of positive reinforcement, and depressive mood by using structural equation modeling to assess support for aspects of this behavioral activation model. Participants were 630 Japanese undergraduate students and vocational school students. Results provided preliminary support for the model. Treating both avoidance and activating behavior might contribute to decreased impairment.
AB - Many studies have reported that behavioral activation is an effective intervention for depression. The behavioral activation model is based on several formulations. For example, depressive mood leads to avoidant behaviors, avoidance negatively affects social contacts, decreased socialization lessens opportunities for positive reinforcement, and a decrease in positive reinforcement results in more depressive mood. The purpose of this study was to examine relationships among avoidant behavior, social contact, frequency of positive reinforcement, and depressive mood by using structural equation modeling to assess support for aspects of this behavioral activation model. Participants were 630 Japanese undergraduate students and vocational school students. Results provided preliminary support for the model. Treating both avoidance and activating behavior might contribute to decreased impairment.
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U2 - 10.2466/02.15.21.PR0.112.1.47-59
DO - 10.2466/02.15.21.PR0.112.1.47-59
M3 - Article
C2 - 23654026
AN - SCOPUS:84875549535
SN - 0033-2941
VL - 112
SP - 47
EP - 59
JO - Psychological Reports
JF - Psychological Reports
IS - 1
ER -