WANG Tao,WANG Nai-wen,HU Hong-qun,FENG Zheng-zhi,LIU Yun-bo.Relationship of depression, automatic thoughts and personality in medical college students[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2007,29(05):442-444.
WANG Tao,WANG Nai-wen,HU Hong-qun,FENG Zheng-zhi,LIU Yun-bo.Relationship of depression, automatic thoughts and personality in medical college students[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2007,29(05):442-444.DOI:
Objective To explore the relationships of depression status of medical college students with their automatic thoughts and personality. Methods A total of 1 440 medical college students were tested by self-rating depression scale (SDS)
automatic thoughts questionnaire (ATQ) and Eysenck personality questionnaire (EPQ). Results ①27.5% medical college students had different degree depressive mood. ② Compared with the non-depression group students
the depression group had higher scores in ATQ
EPQ-N(neurosism) and EPQ-P(psychoticism)
lower scores in EPQ-E(extroversion)
EPQ-L(lie) (P<0.01). The scores of SDS
ATQ were significantly different among the 4 personality (P<0.01). ③ ATQ
EPQ-N and EPQ-P had positive correlation with depression significantly. With multiple linear regression
ATQ and EPQ-N had 20.4% ability of prediction to depression. Conclusion ATQ and EPQ-N are 2 important moderators of depression. Introversive neuroticism personality was the vulnerable diathesis which may bring on depression.