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16126162

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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-4-25
pubmed:abstractText
This study examined the relationship between depressive symptoms and bias in the prediction of future life events. Responding to internet announcements, 153 participants varying widely in self-reported depression symptom severity estimated the probability of 40 events occurring over the succeeding 30 days. After the 30-day period, participants reported which events occurred. Optimistic/pessimistic biases were related to level of depressive symptoms. A non-significant optimistic bias characterized participants with low depressive symptoms whereas a significant pessimistic bias characterized participants with high depressive symptoms. Those reporting mild symptoms did not exhibit a systematic pessimistic or optimistic bias. General imprecision in predictions for undesirable events was associated with depressive symptoms. These findings suggest that depression is associated with pessimistic bias rather than accuracy in judgment.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0005-7967
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
44
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
861-82
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Depressive symptoms are associated with unrealistic negative predictions of future life events.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, 3720 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19104-6196, USA. dan.strunk@vanderbilt.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article