Although much research has focused on the role of severe life events as risk factors for depression onset, less is known about the relationship between nonsevere life events and depression recurrence. The current study examined the cumulative effects of nonsevere and positive life events on depression recurrence in an outpatient sample of…

Assessed the relationship between mood and pleasant and unpleasant events. Undergraduates made self-ratings of mood and kept daily logs of pleasant and unpleasant events. Correlations suggested mood was related to pleasant and unpleasant events independently. Intersubject correlations were consistent but insignificant. Cross-lagged correlations…

Four hundred thirty-two public sector therapists attended a workshop in contingency management (CM) and were interviewed monthly for the following 6 months to assess their adoption and initial implementation of CM to treat substance-abusing adolescent clients. Results showed that 58% (n = 131) of the practitioners with at least one…

Investigated similarity between psychotherapy analogues and real interviews. Real and analogue interviews were rated on dependent variables. Different results were obtained for each analogue. Results indicate that generalizability of the analogues is contingent on dependent variables in question, type of relationship predicted, and experience…

Interest in the phenomenon of perceived growth following highly stressful experiences continues to proliferate. Already there is abundant evidence that perceptions of growth are commonly reported, often by the majority of people experiencing even the most traumatic of events. However, much remains to be learned about perceptions of growth. In this…

This meta-analysis synthesizes the available data on the strength of association between anger and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and between hostility and PTSD, covering 39 studies with trauma-exposed adults. Effect sizes did not differ for anger and hostility, which could therefore be combined; effect sizes for anger expression variables…

As predicted, subjects run by the objectively warmer, more competent appearing hypnosis obtained significantly higher susceptibility scores. Structured warmth produced significant differences only in subjects run by the objectively less warm hypnotists. Both structured warmth and experience affected subjects' subjective impressions of whether they…

Urban teens face many traumas, with implications for potential growth and distress. This study examined traumatic events, posttraumatic growth, and emotional distress over 18 months among urban adolescent girls (N = 328). Objectives were to (a) describe types of traumatic events, (b) determine how type and timing of events relate to profiles of…

The present findings fit commonsense expectations that self-control, responsibility, and cognitive caution should go along with subjectively locating past and future close to the present. Performance on a simple time line may reflect some of the intimate relationships between temporal experience and personality. (Author)

Reviews difficulties attending psychological assessment of individuals of cultural and ethnic minority groups. Critically reviews proposed solutions such as construction of new norms for conventional measures or development of new, culture-specific instruments. Emphasizes need to comprehend direct experience of subject and describes use of…

Differences between the men and women were found in the proportion of homosexual marriages, the number of homosexual partners, and expressed satisfaction with the homosexual role. (Author)

Compared specific verbal response mode (VRM) indices with the more global Experiencing (EXP) Scale. Stile's VRM taxonomy was used to code transcribed interviews published in the EXP manual. The strongest VRM correlate of EXP level was the percentage of utterances that were disclosure in form and intent. (Author)

This replicated comparison of interviewer behavior and efficacy of complete novices and experienced professionals shows no significant differences between the two groups on genuineness and warmth, with one questionable difference in favor of the professionals on empathy. The implications of these findings for interviewer status are considered.…

Used previously collected free-associative interviews to investigate ways in which the Experiencing and Free Association Scales might overlap. Positive and significant correlations were found. Similarities and differences of the two scales and the implications of the results are discussed. (JAC)