Abstract
This study examined the status of sociotropy,autonomy, and self-discrepancy in clinically depressed(N = 28), remitted depressed (N = 20), and controlindividuals (N = 20). Results from the Personal Style Inventory (PSI)and the Selves Questionnaireindicated that depressed, remitted, and controlparticipants differed significantly in their levels ofsociotropy, autonomy, and actual-ideal discrepancy.Results were in the predicted direction with depressedparticipants evidencing the highest levels of thesevariables, remitted participants the next highest, andcontrol participants the lowest. Both sociotropy and autonomy were significantly correlated withactual-ideal discrepancy. Each of the three variablesstudied accounted for unique variance in currentdepression. Together they accounted for 48% of the variance in depression scores. This studyprovides support for the relation of sociotropy,autonomy, and actual-ideal discrepancyto depression, andsuggests a need for greater attention to issues ofavailability and accessibility in the area of depressionresearch.
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