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R H Tanck

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At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources
PubMed1997

Anger and depressed affect: interindividual and intraindividual perspectives.

The relation between anger and depressed affect was examined with both interindividual and intraindividual analyses. Seventy-seven undergraduate students completed the Beck Depression Inventory (Beck, Ward, Mendelson, Mock, & Erbaugh, 1961) and kept a psychological diary for 10 consecutive days. The diary included questions dealing with felt anger and expressed anger, and several measures of depressed affect. Only one of four correlational analyses between the number of days on which students reported feeling angry and aggregate measures of depression was significant. However, intraindividual analyses revealed that days on which students reported feeling angry were also days on which they reported higher levels of depressed affect. The tendency to attribute the cause of angry feelings to one's own actions was positively related to depressed affect. The tendency to inhibit expression of anger was positively related to the measure of depression.

Adult↗
PubMed1994

Depressed mood and early memories: some negative findings.

The study concerns the relation of scores on the Beck Depression Inventory and reports of memories for (a) the first three years of life and (b) ages 4 to 6 for a sample of 208 university undergraduates. While there was a tendency for the entire sample to characterize early memories as pleasant as opposed to unpleasant, no correlation was found between Beck scores and the tendency to characterize early memories as unpleasant.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1992

Stress, coping techniques, and depressed affect: explorations within a normal sample.

The study investigated relations between perceived stress, coping techniques, and scores on the Beck Depression Inventory for a sample of 84 undergraduates. Using Beck Depression scores as the dependent variable, analyses of variance showed significant effects for stress and three of seven coping techniques assessed: escape, dysfunctional behavior, and use of the professional health care system. Interactions of stress x dysfunctional behavior and stress x narcotizing anxiety were also noted. Some additional analyses indicated that coping techniques emphasizing ego protective attitudes (e.g., remaining hopeful, not getting down on oneself) were negatively related to Beck Depression scores.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed1991

Gender differences in the attribution of causes for depressed feelings.

30 male and 32 female undergraduates were asked to report over a 10-day period whether they had felt depressed and, if yes, what was causing their depressed feelings. As predicted from a sex-role framework, the men were more likely than the women to attribute the cause to academic concerns while the women were more likely than the men to attribute the cause to problems in interpersonal relationships.

Achievement↗
PubMed1985

Anxiety and dream symbolism.

The present study replicates and extends previous findings of a relation between anxiety level and the use of dream symbolism. Anxiety, assessed by self-reports over a ten-day period, was positively related to the use of sexual symbolism identified from dream reports obtained over the same period. The appearance of symbolic dreams, however, was not preceded by elevated levels of anxiety. A positive relation was uncovered between the measure of anxiety and a measure of manifest sexual content in the dreams.

Anxiety↗
PubMed1984

The Beck Depression Inventory and self-reports of behavior over a ten-day period.

Examined the relationship of Beck Depression Inventory scores with subsequent self-reports of behavior obtained over a ten-day period, using a psychological diary technique. The sample consisted of 100 college students. BDI scores were correlated with subject's reports of being placed in a confrontational position (feeling trapped, given a hard time, having to defend oneself), but were not related to the level of anger reported, either felt or expressed. BDI scores were highly related to feelings of loneliness, though not with a desire for active withdrawal. BDI scores were correlated with reports of weakness, dizziness, and nausea. There was little indication of sex differences in the correlations between BDI scores and self-reports of behavior.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1982

Further research using a psychological diary technique to investigate psychosomatic relationships.

Reported further data using a pathological diary technique designed to monitor Ss' (N = 110) emotional states over time. Using aggregate measures obtained over a 10-day period, the basic factor structure of the dairy was replicated. The principal factors identified were interpersonal stress, depression-isolation and physical complaints. Items in both the interpersonal stress and depression-isolation factors tended to be related positively to the total number of physical complaints reported during the time period.

Adult↗
PubMed1979

Assertiveness, locus of control and coping behaviors used to diminish tension.

To investigate how coping behaviors may be preconditioned by assertiveness and locus of control, a questionnaire was given to 133 undergraduates of whom 87% reported recent tension attributed mainly to academic pressures. From a list of 22 common coping reactions, the students were asked to check those they use to deal with their tensions. The coping responses were also correlated with scores on an assertiveness inventory (AES) and Rotter's Internal-External Locus of Control (I-E) Scale. Reliance on one's own initiatives and turning to significant others were the responses most frequently reported as reactions to tension while seeking professional help was ranked last. Male students more frequently reported using marijuana or seeking sexual comfort than females, while females more frequently reported dysfunctional reactions such as spending endless hours thinking about the problem. The AES correlated significantly with problem-solving approaches. The IE Scale showed internals more inclined to meditate; externals indicated a greater likelihood to seek professional help, fantasize, or drink alcohol.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed1978

A factor analysis of coping behaviors.

Undertook factor analysis on questionnaire data that deal with ways of diminishing tension. Data were obtained on 132 college students. Seven patterns of coping were identified tentatively: seeking social support, dysfunctional behavior, narcotizing anxiety, problem solving, reliance on professionals, bearing with discomfort, and escape.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed1978

Early memories and dream recall.

Investigated the relationship of very early memories and current dream recall. Data on early memories--for the first 3 years of life and for ages 4 through 6--were obtained by questionnaire. Dream reports were recorded at home over a 9-night period. A positive relationship was found between the number of nights for which dreams were recorded and memories reported for ages 4 through 6. Dream report was unrelated to memories reported for the first 3 years of life.

Child Development↗
PubMed1978

The Dream Incident Technique as a measure of unresolved problems.

The Dream Incident Technique is a psychometric technique that uses dream associations as its basic data. The scales of the DIT are believed to provide information about unresolved problems on a level below that of full conscious awareness. The paper discusses factor analyses of the Technique, data concerning its reliability and studies which offer some support for the validity of the Technique.

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