Buttle, Cherylin D. (2021) Depression: Contributions of Insecure Attachment, Cognitive Factors, and Social Problem-Solving among Adults. Honours thesis, University of Southern Queensland. (Unpublished)
Abstract
Insecurely attached individuals have negative patterns of beliefs and behaviour’s which influence their importance to others and how they view themselves. Thought suppression and ruminative thinking mechanisms are employed to cope with everyday life and avoid negative thoughts and feelings. Over time, these present as future risk factors to the recovery of depression and deplete cognitive capacity for successful social problem-solving abilities. This study aimed to investigate if social problem-solving contributes to depression above and beyond insecure attachment, rumination, and thought suppression. Recruitment through advertising on the University of Southern Queensland forum page, personal social media pages, face to face contact, and snowballing from these strategies. A convenience sample of participants (N = 362) aged 18 years and above who resided within Australia met the inclusion criteria.
Participants completed an online questionnaire that included reliable and valid measures of Experiences in Close Relationships Revised (ECR-R), White Bear Suppression Inventory (WBSI), Social Problem-Solving Questionnaire (SPS), Pervasive Thinking Questionnaire (PTQ), and the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21). Results were found to be in line with the current study hypotheses. The correlation coefficient found significant positive and negative intercorrelations between the constructs. Hierarchal multiple regression found that social problem-solving contributed to depression above and beyond insecure attachment, rumination, and thought suppressions, suggesting that teaching social problem-solving skills is an effective intervention for reducing depression. Data will contribute to the current body of literature, scholarly, and practising community.
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| Item Type: | Thesis (Non-Research) (Honours) |
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| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences - School of Psychology and Counselling (1 Jan 2015 - 31 Dec 2021) |
| Supervisors: | Zahra Izadikhah |
| Qualification: | Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Jul 2025 01:39 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Jul 2025 01:39 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | hierarchal regression ; insecure attachment ; rumination ; thought suppression ; social problem solving ; depression |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 1799 Other Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 179999 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified |
| Fields of Research (2020): | 52 PSYCHOLOGY > 5299 Other psychology > 529999 Other psychology not elsewhere classified |
| URI: | https://sear.unisq.edu.au/id/eprint/52191 |
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