Background:Elevated depressive symptoms are associated with impairments, reduced quality of life, and societal economic burden. A well-established stress-vulnerability model explaining depressive symptoms is Beck’s cognitive theory (Beck, 1976). An independent line of research demonstrated that a person’s perception of their status in comparison with others’ (subjective social status, SSS) is a stressor associated with depressive symptoms.Aims:Theory-driven research investigating the interplay of different factors associated with depressive symptoms opens the door to improve the lives of the affected individuals and to reduce the overall societal burden. This study’s aim was to examine if SSS can be integrated as a stressor into Beck’s theory, looking specifically at whether it impacts depressive symptoms through the individual components (self, world and future) of the cognitive triad.Method:In this cross-sectional study, 243 community college students (58.6% female; mean age 23.95 years) in the southern United States completed self-reports measuring SSS, negative views of the self, world and future, and depressive symptoms.Results:SSS is negatively associated with each view of the cognitive triad. SSS and views of the self and world are negatively associated with depressive symptoms. Mediation analyses displayed a significant direct effect between SSS and depressive symptoms, as well as two indirect effects via negative view of self and world.Conclusions:While further research is needed, therapists might benefit from our findings when tailoring their treatment to a client by considering their SSS and which negative view is particularly detrimental for this specific client.

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对自我、世界和未来的消极看法是主观社会地位与抑郁症状之间关系的中介吗？

背景：抑郁症状加重与损伤、生活质量下降和社会经济负担有关。Beck 的认知理论 (Beck, 1976) 是一个行之有效的解释抑郁症状的压力脆弱性模型。一项独立的研究表明，与他人相比，一个人对其地位的看法（主观社会地位，SSS）是与抑郁症状相关的压力源。目的：调查与抑郁症状相关的不同因素的相互作用的理论驱动研究开启改善受影响个人的生活并减轻整体社会负担的大门。本研究的目的是检验 SSS 是否可以作为压力源整合到 Beck 的理论中，具体研究它是否通过单个成分（自我、认知三元组的世界和未来）。方法：在这项横断面研究中，美国南部的 243 名社区大学生（58.6% 女性；平均年龄 23.95 岁）完成了测量 SSS、对自我的负面看法、世界和未来，以及抑郁症状。结果：SSS 与认知三元组的每种观点呈负相关。SSS 以及对自我和世界的看法与抑郁症状呈负相关。中介分析显示 SSS 和抑郁症状之间存在显着的直接影响，以及通过对自我和世界的负面看法产生的两种间接影响。结论：虽然需要进一步研究，但治疗师在为客户量身定制治疗方案时可能会受益于我们的研究结果。他们的 SSS 以及哪些负面观点对这个特定客户特别有害。