A correlational study of cognitive flexibility and response styles in depression

Authors

  • Shivangi Talwar M.Phil. Clinical Psychology, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi-110029, India
  • Naveen Grover PhD Clinical Psychology, Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences, Delhi-110095, India
  • Rajesh Sagar MD Psychiatry, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi-110029, India
  • Gauri Shanker Kaloiya PhD Clinical Psychology, Associate Professor, Clinical Psychology, National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ghaziabad-201001, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Kulwant Singh M.Sc. Statistics, Senior Statistician, Department of Biostatistics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi-110029, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25215/0804.116

Keywords:

Cognitive Flexibility, Rumination, Distraction, Problem Solving, Depression, Correlation

Abstract

Background: Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide and a concern for global burden of diseases. Despite such prevalence rate and debilitating nature of depressive illness, factors contributing to the severity of depression require much attention. Given the scope of research, the present study aimed to assess the relationship between cognitive and behavioral factors with depression. Material and Methods: For this purpose, 101 participants within the age range of 20-55 years diagnosed with depression were assessed for cognitive flexibility, response styles (rumination, distraction, problem solving) and severity of depression using Cognitive Flexibility Inventory, Response Styles Questionnaire and Beck Depression Inventory-II respectively. Results: The data was normally distributed and the frequencies of the sociodemographic variables were assessed. The correlation was studied using Pearson’s r. The results revealed that participants were cognitively flexible but this cognitive flexibility had no significant relationship with severity of depression. Further, it was found that distraction and problem solving had a significant negative relationship and rumination has a significant positive relationship with the severity of depression. Conclusion: The severity of depression is related to the response styles but not with cognitive flexibility.

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Published

2022-11-05

How to Cite

Shivangi Talwar, Naveen Grover, Rajesh Sagar, Gauri Shanker Kaloiya, & Kulwant Singh. (2022). A correlational study of cognitive flexibility and response styles in depression. International Journal of Indian Psychȯlogy, 8(4). https://doi.org/10.25215/0804.116