Table 1.
Demographic and descriptive characteristics of the sample.
| Variable | N | M (SD) | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (female) | 140 | 75.7 | |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Caucasian | 104 | 56.2 | |
| African-American | 44 | 23.8 | |
| Asian-American | 23 | 12.4 | |
| Latino-American | 9 | 4.9 | |
| Other | 5 | 2.7 | |
| Age (years) | 19.65 (1.49) | ||
| Education (years) | 13.19 (1.02) | ||
| Depression | |||
| History of clinical depression | 33.5 | ||
| Baseline BDI-II | 8.19 (7.15) | ||
| Cognitive Vulnerability Variables | |||
| Overall Negative Inferential Style | 132.96 (46.86) | ||
| In Achievement Domain | 49.62 (17.87) | ||
| In Interpersonal Domain | 42.90 (17.62) | ||
| In Appearance Domain | 40.32 (16.65) | ||
| Self-Perceived Competence in Academic Domain | 11.96 (2.62) | ||
| Self-Perceived Competence in Social Domain | 12.45 (2.85) | ||
| Self-Perceived Competence in Appearance Domain | 11.09 (2.88) | ||
| Interpersonal Vulnerability Variables | |||
| Excessive Reassurance-Seeking | 11.92 (5.46) | ||
| Negative Feedback-Seeking | 2.83 (1.97) | ||
| Episodic Stress | |||
| Independent stress | 0.75 (0.92) | ||
| Overall Dependent Stress | 3.11 (2.84) | ||
| Dependent Stress in Academic Domain | 1.11 (1.26) | ||
| Dependent Stress in Social Domain | 1.71 (1.67) | ||
| Dependent Stress in Appearance Domain | 0.24 (0.70) |