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Negative repetitive thoughts Catastrophization Self-blame Other blame Low environmental satisfaction Behavioral inhibition system Behavioral avoidance Behavioral activation Positive self-esteem Self-efficacy Acceptance Positive centration Centration on action Positive reassessment Perspective High environmental satisfaction Behavioral activation systemDisturbed psychological processes Negative repetitive thoughts
Maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies Low environmental satisfaction
Inhibition
Behavioural avoidance
Healthy psychological processes
Adaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies High environmental satisfaction
Approach High self-esteem High self-efficacy Identity clarity Behavioural activation
According to Kinderman’s model (2005-2013):
Biological factors Circumstantial factors Disturbed psychological processes Mental disorder Social factors Depression Depression
Negative repetitive thoughts
Maladaptive emotion regulation strategies Low environmental rewards
Hyperactive BIS
Behavioral avoidance is… ᵥ A vulnerability factor to depression
ᵥ One of the main depressive symptoms
ᵥ One of the main psychotherapeutic targets
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There is only a few signifiant relationships between psychological processes and behavioral avoidance/activation
∟ Role of other variables ?
Life events, family mental health history, cognitive disturbances, cognitive biais,… // Kinderman’s model
According to behavioral framework on depression:
Research questions:
1/ Which disturbed psychological processes lead to behavioral avoidance? 2/ Which healthy psychological processes lead to behavioral activation?
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Adults [18-60 years] from clinical and non-clinical populations Questionnaires Psychological processes
Behavioral avoidance & behavioral activation Depression
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541 women 281 men M SD M SD 31.40 12.20 32.45 11.87Regression analyses: women vs men Depression Depression Depression Depression 0.46** -0.37** 0.45** -0.39** Behavioural avoidance Behavioural activation Depression Depression 0.43** 0.08* 0.04 0.05 0.04 0.08 0.60** 0.08 0.09 0.10 0.11 0.03 0.08 0.09* 0.00 0.02 0.07 0.05 0.06 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.05 -0.15* -0.06 -0.10 -0.07 0.02 0.00 -0.07
According to the relationships between negative repetitive thoughts and ↑ behavioral avoidance
↓ behavioral activation
Relevance of working on repetitive negative thoughts with depressed patients
// Martell, Dimidjian & Hermann-Dunn (2010)
Catastrophization & behavioral avoidance: relevance of a cognitive work on schemas of catastrophization
Self-efficacy & behavioral activation: relevance of enhancing this psychological variable
Negative relationhsip between acceptance & behavioral activation?
∟ Active process OR resignation?
*Corresponding author : *aurelie.wagener@ulg.ac.be