Variability in lay perceptions of depression : a vignette study

Heim, S.D. and Smallwood, J.M. and Davies, J.B. (2005) Variability in lay perceptions of depression : a vignette study. Psychology and Psychotherapy, 78 (3). pp. 315-325. ISSN 1476-0835 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1348/147608305X25793)

Abstract

This paper describes a study investigating lay perceptions of depression in terms of perceived severity. Students (N=128) were presented with vignettes describing individuals with symptoms of depression based on DSM-IV. The descriptions were varied in terms of gender, social status, and a self-referent manner of communicating depressive symptomatology. Participants were asked to rate the degree to which vignette characters were thought to be depressed on a Likert-type scale. Results indicate that a non-self-referent style of communicating depressive symptoms by female vignette characters was seen as an indication of elevated levels of depression, and these findings are discussed with reference to the literature.

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  Item type:	Article
  ID code:	10181
  Dates:	Date Event September 2005 Published
  Subjects:	Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > Psychology
  Department:	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > Psychological Sciences and Health > Psychology
  Depositing user:	Strathprints Administrator
  Date deposited:	24 Oct 2011 13:41
  Last modified:	11 Nov 2024 08:57
  URI:	https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/10181