Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to investigate and compare the affective working memory in depressed and non-depressed women. Methods: Using purposive sampling method, twenty seven depressed women were selected and matched by age & education with 27 non- depressed women. Data was collected by the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the n-back task and were analyzed using paired sample t-test. Results: Results indicated a weaker function in working memory task for depressed subjects compared to the non-depressed group (p<0.05). Although depressed individuals respond to positive stimuli significantly less than non-depressed people(p<0.05), there is no significant difference between two groups in responding to negative stimuli (p>0.05). Discussion: Limited working memory resources, lack of initiative, inability to prevent irrelevant information and rumination were discussed as causes of deficits on working memory task performance in depressed people.
behjati,Z and khabaz,M . (2012). A Comparison of Affective Working Memory in Depressed and Non-Depressed Women. Counseling and psychotherapy culture, 3(9), 1-21. doi: 10.22054/qccpc.2012.6061
MLA
behjati,Z , and khabaz,M . "A Comparison of Affective Working Memory in Depressed and Non-Depressed Women", Counseling and psychotherapy culture, 3, 9, 2012, 1-21. doi: 10.22054/qccpc.2012.6061
HARVARD
behjati Z, khabaz M. (2012). 'A Comparison of Affective Working Memory in Depressed and Non-Depressed Women', Counseling and psychotherapy culture, 3(9), pp. 1-21. doi: 10.22054/qccpc.2012.6061
CHICAGO
Z behjati and M khabaz, "A Comparison of Affective Working Memory in Depressed and Non-Depressed Women," Counseling and psychotherapy culture, 3 9 (2012): 1-21, doi: 10.22054/qccpc.2012.6061
VANCOUVER
behjati Z, khabaz M. A Comparison of Affective Working Memory in Depressed and Non-Depressed Women. Counseling and psychotherapy culture. 2012;3(9):1-21 (In Persian). doi: 10.22054/qccpc.2012.6061
