The Effect of Gender, Depressive Rumination and Anger Rumination on Depression in Undergraduates

• Main Authors: Ping-Ying Chin, 秦蘋瑩
• Other Authors: Fu-Chien Hung
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/v2cnqm

碩士 === 中原大學 === 心理學研究所 === 105 === Background and purpose：Previous studies have suggested the prevalence ratio of men and women in depression is about 1:2. There were gender differences in depressive syndrome, women were more response about sad and depressed, and men were more anger reaction. Rumination were one of mainly emotion regulation in major depression. Maybe men and women in the way of thinking is different, becomes the different of prevalence ratio in depression. Evidence has demonstrated the mediating role of anger rumination on the relation between anger and major depressive disorder. The aim of study was to explore the effect of gender, depressive rumination, and anger rumination on depression. Methods：Students (223 males, 283 females) of the Chung Yuan Christian University of Taiwan, were asked to participate in classes and complete the following self-report questionnaires：the BDI for depression, the Chinese Version of the Gotland Male Depression Scale (CV-GMDS) for male depression, the Chinese Response Style Questionnaire　for depressive rumination and the Anger Rumination Scale for anger rumination. Results：The study showed there were no gender differences in BDI and CV-GMDS, except for few symptoms, CV-GMDS also failed to screen more male depression. Men reported higher rates of anger rumination with women, there were no gender differences in depressive rumination. In both women and men, the relationship between depressive rumination and BDI is completely mediated by anger rumination, the relationship between depressive rumination and CV-GMDS is partially mediated by anger rumination. Further Path analysis were displayed that depressive rumination failed to directly predict BDI. Discussion：Now men and women gradually get rid of the shackles of gender roles, not only the performance of the symptoms and the past is different, may also appear in the symptoms of depression more and more small differences. Anger rumination played a mediating role on the relation between depressive rumination and depression. Women from the sadness of the reaction to externalizing symptoms such as aggressive and irritability, it is worth further attention.