ISSN 1671-3710
CN 11-4766/R
主办:中国科学院心理研究所
出版:科学出版社

›› 2009, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (2): 370-376.

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Personality Vulnerability to Depression: Conceptions, Theories and Development

XU Hua-Chun; HUANG Xi-Ting; LIU Chun-Xiang; CHENG Ke   

  1. School of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715,China
  • Received:2008-06-24 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2009-03-15 Published:2009-03-15
  • Contact: HUANG Xi-Ting

Abstract: Research on personality vulnerability to depression is focused upon the concepts of dependency-self- criticism, sociotropy-autonomy, and perfectionism. This article reviewed theories and studies concerning the features and structures of the vulnerable personality, the relations among personality, stress-situation and depression, the relations among vulnerable personality, normal personality and the depression symptoms, the maladaptive nature of the personality vulnerability and so on. While continuing in these directions, future study should consider a bottom up approach to reexplore the personality vulnerability in different culture context and a new way to develop the existing study by integrating the cognitive vulnerability research

Key words: personality vulnerability, depression, dependency, self-criticism, sociotropy, autonomy

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