Cognitive Vulnerability, Depression, and the Mood-state Dependent Hypothesis: Is out of Sight out of Mind?
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Miranda, J, Gross, JJ. (1997). Cognitive Vulnerability, Depression, and the Mood-state Dependent Hypothesis: Is out of Sight out of Mind?
. COGNITION & EMOTION, 11(5-6), 585-605. 10.1080/026999397379863a
Miranda, J, Gross, JJ. (1997). Cognitive Vulnerability, Depression, and the Mood-state Dependent Hypothesis: Is out of Sight out of Mind?
. COGNITION & EMOTION, 11(5-6), 585-605. 10.1080/026999397379863a
Cognitive theory holds that dysfunctional attitudes are an important risk factor for depression. Critics have challenged this view, pointing out that dysfunctional attitudes are not evident in vulnerable individuals who are currently asymptomatic. To address this criticism, Miranda and Persons (1988) advanced the mood-state dependent hypothesis, which holds that cognitive vulnerability factors for depression are present in vulnerable individuals who are not currently depressed, but are simply inaccessible until activated by negative mood. In this article, we review critically the empirical evidence relevant to the mood-state dependent hypothesis. On the basis of this review, we propose a somewhat more dynamic interpretation of the mood-state dependent hypothesis and suggest several directions for future research.
