Changes in positive and negative affect in psychotherapy for depression and anxiety.

Objective: Positive and negative affect play critical roles in depression and anxiety treatment, but the dynamic processes of how affect changes over treatment in relation to changes in symptoms is unclear. The study goal was to examine relationships among changes in positive and negative affect with changes in depression and anxiety symptoms.

Method: This secondary analysis used a combined sample ( = 196) of two trials (Craske et al.

Effects of positive and negative affect inductions on interpretive and response bias.

Affective states and interpretations of ambiguous stimuli are inherently related constructs, although effects of induced affective states on interpretive and response biases have not been comprehensively explored. The present study examined the relationship between induced affective states and interpretive and response bias in a sample of 189 undergraduates. Participants completed an online study in which they were randomized into one of two mood induction conditions and subsequently completed an interpretive bias task.

The Role of Positive and Negative Aspects of Life Events in Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms.

Negative or stressful life events are robust risk factors for depression and anxiety. Less attention has been paid to positive aspects of events and whether positivity buffers the impact of negative aspects of events. The present study examined positivity and negativity of interpersonal and non-interpersonal episodic life events in predicting anxiety and depressive symptoms in a sample of 373 young adults.

Evaluating training needs in clinical psychology doctoral programs.

Objective: Advances in clinical psychology must be accompanied by advances in training. This study assessed training content, quality, and needs during clinical psychology doctoral programs among current or past doctoral students.

Methods: Current or past clinical psychology doctoral students (N = 343) completed an anonymous survey assessing training experiences and needs.