TY - JOUR
T1 - Problem-solving orientation and attributional style as predictors of depressive symptoms in Egyptian adolescents with visual impairment
AU - Emam, Mahmoud M.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was funded by Assiut University Research Fund for Humanities Studies (AURFHS).
PY - 2013/5
Y1 - 2013/5
N2 - The association between attributional style (AS), problem-solving orientation (PSO), and gender on depressive symptoms was investigated in Egyptian adolescents with visual impairment (VI). After being written in Braille, measures of AS, PSO, and depression were administered to 110 adolescents with VI, ages 12-17 years, from a residential school for pupils with VI. Regression analyses showed that gender, negative general (NG) attributions, and negative problem-solving orientation (NPSO) were the strongest predictors of depressive symptoms in adolescents with VI, whereas negative internal (NI) attributions and avoidant problem-solving orientation (APSO) were weak predictors. The findings are discussed in relation to different perspectives and models of depression, particularly the stress-diathesis model. The theory that these cognitive variables are core constituents of a cognitive diathesis model of depression in individuals with VI is not supported by this study.
AB - The association between attributional style (AS), problem-solving orientation (PSO), and gender on depressive symptoms was investigated in Egyptian adolescents with visual impairment (VI). After being written in Braille, measures of AS, PSO, and depression were administered to 110 adolescents with VI, ages 12-17 years, from a residential school for pupils with VI. Regression analyses showed that gender, negative general (NG) attributions, and negative problem-solving orientation (NPSO) were the strongest predictors of depressive symptoms in adolescents with VI, whereas negative internal (NI) attributions and avoidant problem-solving orientation (APSO) were weak predictors. The findings are discussed in relation to different perspectives and models of depression, particularly the stress-diathesis model. The theory that these cognitive variables are core constituents of a cognitive diathesis model of depression in individuals with VI is not supported by this study.
KW - Attributional style
KW - Depression
KW - Problem solving
KW - Visual impairment
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U2 - 10.1177/0264619613486377
DO - 10.1177/0264619613486377
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84890134183
SN - 0264-6196
VL - 31
SP - 150
EP - 163
JO - British Journal of Visual Impairment
JF - British Journal of Visual Impairment
IS - 2
ER -