Table 1.
Depression group characteristics
|
NoDep (n = 30) |
PastDep (n = 15) |
CurrentDep (n = 34) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Agea | 27.1 (7.6) | 28.0 (5.8) | 27.9 (7.1) |
| Education Levelb | |||
| High school diploma/equivalent | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Some college, no degree | 12 | 4 | 10 |
| Associate's degree | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bachelor's degree | 7 | 6 | 11 |
| Master's degree | 8 | 3 | 10 |
| Doctoral degree | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Raceb | |||
| White | 22 | 13 | 25 |
| Asian | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| African American | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| BDI‐IIc | 0.9 (1.4) | 1.3 (1.8) | 19.5 (10.0)* |
| Depressive Episodesd | |||
| 0–1 | n/a | 5 | 5 |
| 2 | n/a | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | n/a | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | n/a | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | n/a | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | n/a | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | n/a | 0 | 1 |
| 9 or greater | n/a | 1 | 10 |
| Current major depressive episode duratione | n/a | n/a | 24.2 (56.0) |
| Current anxiety disorderf | 1 | 3 | 24 |
| RRSg | 35.8 (8.7) | 46.4 (9.4) | 62.8 (12.8) |
Participant age for the sample ranged from 18 to 45 years.
There were no significant group differences in education level (χ2(10) = 7.48, p > .6) or race (χ2(4) = 3.32, p > .5).
BDI‐II = Beck Depression Inventory‐II; BDI‐II scores ranged from 0 to 49; *expected group differences were found for depression severity (F 2,76 = 73.95, p < .001).
There was no significant difference between depression groups in number of depressive episodes in one's lifetime (χ2(9) = 9.01, p > .4).
Duration of major depressive episode is reported in average months.
Number of participants with a current anxiety disorder diagnosis based on SCID were different between groups (χ2(2) = 33.44, p < .001).
RRS = Ruminative Responses Scale; total RRS scores ranged from 24 to 82.