Date of Award:
5-2001
Document Type:
Dissertation
Degree Name:
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department:
Psychology
Committee Chair(s)
Tamara J. Ferguson
Committee
Tamara J. Ferguson
Committee
Xitao Fan
Committee
Susan Crowley
Committee
Frank Ascione
Committee
Thorana Nelson
Abstract
Gender differences in psychopathology have long been of interest in the fields of clinical, developmental, and personality psychology. Lewis proposed two models to explain the emergence of the development of gender differences in depression and paranoia. Lewis stated that gender differences in depression and paranoia can be traced to corresponding gender differences in cognitive style, guilt-proneness, shame-proneness, and the use of specific defense mechanisms. Although research evidence has validated certain components of these two models, neither model has ever been tested in its entirety. This research project intended to test Lewis's models in their entirety by utilizing structural equation modeling.
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Recommended Citation
Sombke, Chad, "Testing Models of Depression and Paranoia in Men and Women: The Role of Cognitive Style, Guilt, Shame, and Defense Mechanisms" (2001). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 6177.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/6177
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