NDLI: The Measurement of Positive Attitudes: The Glass is Half Full

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Author	Fisher, Lauren B. Overholser, James C.
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	Positive thoughts play a significant role in the experience and recovery from depression. The Coping Attitudes Scale (CAS) is a rationally derived measure of positive cognitions. The CAS contains statements reflective of coping attitudes along five domains: life perspective, personal accomplishment, positive future, self-worth, and coping with problems. The current study examined the CAS in psychiatric outpatients and college students. Measures of depression, hopelessness, suicidal ideation and positive attitudes were administered to 82 adult psychiatric outpatients and 156 college students. Depression and hopelessness were strongly, negatively, partially correlated with each of the CAS factors, after controlling for age. Relationships among individual CAS factors and suicidal ideation demonstrated weak to moderate partial associations, after controlling for age. Depression was significantly associated with the coping with problems subscale (R $^{2}$ = .530). Hopelessness was significantly related to the positive future subscale (R $^{2}$ = .696). Further, the CAS demonstrated a significant relationship with depression and hopelessness, even after accounting for the Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire-Revised, Positive subscale. The CAS may be an improved measure of positive attitudes that could be useful in establishing a patient’s baseline of positive thinking, determining targets for therapy, and in monitoring progress in treatment.
Starting Page	121
Ending Page	138
Page Count	18
File Format	PDF
ISSN	08949085
Journal	Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy
Volume Number	32
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	15736563
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2013-11-14
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Positive cognitions Positive thoughts Depression Assessment Coping Psychology Clinical Psychology Community and Environmental Psychology Education (general) Psychiatry Public Health
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Experimental and Cognitive Psychology Clinical Psychology

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