Construing and Depression in Taiwanese Women
This research explores the association between depression and aspects of construing, assessed by repertory grid technique, in women in Taiwan. Women diagnosed as depressed exhibited tighter, more unidimensional construing than women not so diagnosed. In addition, various aspects of self-construing w...
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Published in | Journal of constructivist psychology Vol. 35; no. 4; pp. 1196 - 1207 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Philadelphia
Routledge
02.10.2022
Taylor & Francis Ltd |
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Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | This research explores the association between depression and aspects of construing, assessed by repertory grid technique, in women in Taiwan. Women diagnosed as depressed exhibited tighter, more unidimensional construing than women not so diagnosed. In addition, various aspects of self-construing were associated with depression, including construing the self as dissimilar to the ideal self, the self in social roles, and the parents; and a discrepancy between the ideal self and the person's view of how others would like her to be. There was no significant difference in the content of constructs elicited from women with and without depression, but the participants used fewer emotional and more value constructs than the Spanish sample from which the Classification System for Personal Constructs (CSPC) employed in the present study was developed. The findings concerning social roles and content of construing are considered from a cultural perspective. |
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ISSN: | 1072-0537 1521-0650 |
DOI: | 10.1080/10720537.2020.1805074 |