Which links exist between depression, engagement in
activities’ level and several psychological processes?
Aurélie WAGENER & Sylvie BLAIRY
Cognitive and Behavioural Clinical Psychology
Department of Psychology: Cognition and Behaviour
University of Liège, Belgium
Contact: aurelie.wagener@ulg.ac.be
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AIM
Identify the specific influence of the psychological processes on the level of
engagement in activities.
Depression ↘ of the level of
engagement in activities Self-image Negative repetitive thoughts Approach’s tendency Environmental satisfaction Emotional regulation’s strategies
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HYPOTHESESEngagement in activities will be positively predicted by: A positive self-image
An approach’s tendency
A high environmental satisfaction
Adaptive emotional regulation’s strategies
Engagement in activities will be negatively predicted by: Negative repetitive thoughts
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METHOD
Sample (N = 486) Sex (♀/♂) 358/158 Age 37 (SD = 15) Education level Low level: 3 % Legal level: 30 % High level: 64 % Missing data: 3 %RESULTS
DISCUSSION
Experimental design. Online survey. Assessment.Several scales have been used to evaluate each variable.
Statistical analyses.
Factorial scores have been computed for each variable. Path analyses have been conducted. Negative repetitive thoughts Approach’s tendency Positive self-image High environmental satisfaction Adaptive emotional regulation’s strategies Activity Engagement Depression -0.18 0.72 -0.85 -0.03 0.08 -0.03 0.12 Sample.
Table 1. Sociodemographic data.
-0.03 0.05 0.86 0.08
• About depression Results confirm previous findings
• About engagement in activities Results are in line with our hypotheses
Further analyses are needed in order to improve our understanding of the influence of the psychological processes on the function of the engagement in activities (“activation” or “avoidance”).
• Limitation: