Document Type
Thesis
Date of Degree Completion
Spring 2014
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Mental Health Counseling
Committee Chair
Kara Gabriel
Second Committee Member
Terrence Schwartz
Third Committee Member
Elizabeth Haviland
Abstract
The influence of cognitive vulnerability to depression on risk-perception and on risk-taking behaviors was studied. The sample consisted of 240 Central Washington University students who self-selected to participate in this study and completed the measures for cognitive vulnerability to depression, risk-perception, and risk-taking behaviors. The results partially supported the hypothesis by indicating that cognitive vulnerability to depression influenced the perceived benefits of risk-taking behaviors which, in turn, influenced the self-reported likelihood of engaging in those risk-taking behaviors. The findings are beneficial in highlighting one contributor, cognitive vulnerability to depression, to risk-perception and risk-taking behavior and noting implications for underlying causes of risk-taking behavior.
Recommended Citation
Dalsing, Michela, "Associations Between Cognitive Vulnerability to Depression and Risk-Taking Behaviors and Risk-Perception in University Undergraduates" (2014). All Master's Theses. 2326.
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