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. & khabaz, M. (2012). A Comparison of Affective Working Memory in Depressed and Non-Depressed Women. Counseling and psychotherapy culture, 3(9), 1–21. https://doi.org/10.22054/qccpc.2012.6061
MLA
behjati, Z., & 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
behjati, Z. & 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
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
