Psychological risk factors for depression in the UK general population: derailment, self-criticism and self-reassurance

Colman, Rory D.; Vione, Katia C.; Kotera, Yasuhiro

Abstract

UK depression prevalence is increasing. In this study we appraised the relationships between psychological factors of derailment, self-criticism, self-reassurance and depression, to identify individual differences within the UK general population indicating those at higher risk. Participants completed self-report measures regarding these constructs. Relationships were assessed using correlation and path analyses. Derailment and self-criticism predicted depression positively, whereas self-reassurance predicted depression negatively. Self-criticism mediated derailment’s relation to depression. Self-reassurance moderated derailment’s relation to depression, with low self-reassurance indicating greater depression, though self-reassurance was not found to moderate the effect of derailment-associated self-criticism on depression. In depression treatment therefore derailment should be considered as a target factor to be reduced, since derailment indicates a risk of depression for individuals with high self-criticism or low self-reassurance.

Citation

Colman, R. D., Vione, K. C., & Kotera, Y. (2022). Psychological risk factors for depression in the UK general population: derailment, self-criticism and self-reassurance. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, https://doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2022.2110214

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Aug 1, 2022
• Online Publication Date: Oct 16, 2022
• Publication Date: Oct 16, 2022
• Deposit Date: Oct 20, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 20, 2022
• Journal: British Journal of Guidance & Counselling
• Print ISSN: 0306-9885
• Electronic ISSN: 1469-3534
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2022.2110214
• Keywords: Applied Psychology; Education; Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/12620186
• Publisher URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03069885.2022.2110214