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The Associations between Depression, Eustress, Distress and Stress Mindset
Gawlick, D. (2019) The Associations between Depression, Eustress, Distress and Stress Mindset.
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| Abstract: | The current study examined the relationship between stress mindset, eustress, distress and depression. A correlational survey design was used and participants (N = 153) gave their response to three questionnaires. The aim was to test whether a stress-is-enhancing mindset is negatively associated with depression through the mediator eustress and whether a stress-is-debilitating mindset is positively associated with depression through the mediator distress. The results confirmed that a stress-is-enhancing mindset is negatively associated with depression and that a stress-is-debilitating mindset is positively associated with depression and that both associations are mediated by the experience of eustress and distress. This suggests that having a positive mindset towards stress is a meaningful predictor for a positive stress response and lower depression rates. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology BSc (56604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/78124 |
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