Abstract

Objective

We proposed cognitive styles described in the Hopelessness Theory would be associated with depressive symptoms and Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) and that depressive symptoms mediate these associations.

Participants

This cross-sectional study had 324 community college student participants (ages: 18 to 62 years, M = 24.08, SD = 9.10; 57.3% female; 57.3% White, 29.8% Black, 8.8% Latinx, 8.8% Other).

Methods

Besides self-reports of cognitive styles and depressive symptoms, resting blood pressure was measured three times at 1-min intervals and the mean was used in the analysis.

Results

Path analyses demonstrated differing associations between each cognitive style and SBP and no mediation, suggesting cognitive styles and depressive symptoms are independently associated with SBP.

Conclusions

When conceptualizing and measuring the associations of cognitive styles with depressive symptoms and SBP, the styles should be evaluated individually. Interventions targeting cognitive styles might be especially beneficial as changing them might improve mental and physical health.

中文翻译：

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社区大学生认知风格、抑郁症状与血压的关系

摘要

客观的

我们提出绝望理论中描述的认知风格与抑郁症状和收缩压（SBP）相关，并且抑郁症状介导了这些关联。

参加者

这项横断面研究有 324 名社区学院学生参与者（年龄：18 至 62 岁，M = 24.08，SD  = 9.10；57.3% 女性；57.3% 白人，29.8% 黑人，8.8% 拉丁裔，8.8% 其他）。

方法

除了自我报告认知风格和抑郁症状外，还以 1 分钟的间隔测量 3 次静息血压，并将平均值用于分析。

结果

路径分析表明，每种认知风格与 SBP 之间存在不同的关联，并且没有中介作用，表明认知风格和抑郁症状与 SBP 独立相关。

结论

当概念化和测量认知风格与抑郁症状和收缩压的关联时，应单独评估这些风格。针对认知方式的干预措施可能特别有益，因为改变认知方式可能会改善身心健康。