People with depression are more likely to expect to be rejected in social situations—and vice versa. Here's what they can do to break the vicious cycle.
Perceived social support: The six-item Perceived Social Support QuestionnaireResultsDepressive symptoms were predictive of social rejection expectations, again at the two-month follow-up.The Bidirectional Relationship Between Depression and Rejection Expectations
Thus, Kirchner and coauthors found correlational support for both hypotheses. Let's now discuss possible mechanisms of this bidirectional relationship, beginning with the first hypothesis: Why might expectations of being socially rejected increase the risk of developing depression?suggest depressive symptoms are related to certain risk factors that make rejection more likely and thus interfere with the satisfaction of the need to belong.
Similarly, the expectation of being rejected may elevate the likelihood of developing depression by increasing the probability of
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