Thinking about the consequences: The detrimental role of future thinking on intrapersonal problem-solving in depression.

ABSTRACT: Despite the fact that depressed individuals encounter a multitude of social problems in daily life, research on social problem-solving has largely been dominated by research on interpersonal problems and there is a paucity of research on intrapersonal problems. Intrapersonal problems are linked to one's subjective psychological functioning and involve managing one's own feelings and emotions pertaining to the self. Given that depressed individuals exhibit impaired emotion regulation, it is possible that their ability to solve intrapersonal problems may be impaired, especially in relation to future thinking. The aim of this study was to investigate whether future thinking, in the form of thinking about the consequences of a problem being resolved or remaining unresolved has an impact on int

SUBMITTER: Noreen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10446235 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature