Agata Blaut

TL;DR: It was concluded that at least several cognitive vulnerability factors can indeed significantly increase the probability of depression, but the empirical findings do not seem to support the assumed causal relation unequivocally, mainly because of the methodological shortcomings of the typical designs addressing the vulnerability issue.

TL;DR: Although the authors observed some variations across cultures, these 5 facets of kama muta are highly correlated in every sample, supporting the validity of the construct and the measure.

TL;DR: It was found that individuals with elevated depression score trained to orient away from negative words did not display a memory bias for negative words (adjectives) whereas similar individuals displayed this memory bias in the control condition.

TL;DR: Modation analyses revealed that there is a positive relationship between negative life events and depressive symptoms but only among individuals characterized by an elevated level of rumination and among participants exhibiting negative attentional bias.

TL;DR: For instance, this paper found that seeing a tearful individual elicits the intention to support, d = 0.49 [0.43, 0.55] and the effect was moderated by the situational valence and trait empathic concern.