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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Problem-solving orientation and attributional style as predictors of depressive symptoms in Egyptian adolescents with visual impairment
British Journal of Visual Impairment, Volume 31, No. 2, Year 2013
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The association between attributional style (AS), problem-solving orientation (PSO), and gender on depressive symptoms was investigated in Egyptian adolescents with visual impairment (VI). After being written in Braille, measures of AS, PSO, and depression were administered to 110 adolescents with VI, ages 12-17 years, from a residential school for pupils with VI. Regression analyses showed that gender, negative general (NG) attributions, and negative problem-solving orientation (NPSO) were the strongest predictors of depressive symptoms in adolescents with VI, whereas negative internal (NI) attributions and avoidant problem-solving orientation (APSO) were weak predictors. The findings are discussed in relation to different perspectives and models of depression, particularly the stress-diathesis model. The theory that these cognitive variables are core constituents of a cognitive diathesis model of depression in individuals with VI is not supported by this study. © The Author(s) 2013.
Authors & Co-Authors
Emam, Mahmoud Mohamed
Egypt, Asyut
Assiut University
Oman, Muscat
Sultan Qaboos University
Statistics
Citations: 10
Authors: 1
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1177/0264619613486377
ISSN:
02646196
e-ISSN:
17445809
Research Areas
Mental Health