Depression & Perceptions of Time Passage

The problem is that while studies examine depression antecedents, symptoms, and effects, and support conclusions that depression alters the perceptions of individuals, findings tend to be related to perceptions of relationships and behaviors, rather than time passage. The study of depression has yielded findings such as the fact that women tend to suffer more from this disorder than men and are reported to be increasing (Kasen, Cohen, Chen, & Castille, 2003). In addition, studies show that cultural factors related to identity and mental health issues affect depression and its treatment (Wong, Kim, Zane, Kim, & Huang, 2003). Studies have also pointed out that depressed individuals perceive relationships as more dissatisfying (Martire, Schulz, Wrosch, & Newsom, 2003).

Studies of the effects of depression on perceptions of time passage are few in number. An early study demonstrated a positive relationship between depression and judgments of slow speed in time passage, but this relationship was not found when considering actual knowledge that time had passed. A limitation of this early study was that it included college students as subjects rather than a clinical population (Hawkins, French, Crawford, & Enzle, 1988). Findings related to this topic are limited implying the need for a study to investigate this relationship with additional populations.

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ptions of time passage? 2. Do perceptions of time passage differ for clinical and nonclinical populations? 3. Does the perception of time passage differ from an individual's actual knowledge of time passage? The hypotheses are as follows: 1. Depression will not be significantly and positively related to perceptions of time passage? 2. There will be a significant difference between depressed and non-depressed individuals regarding effects of depression on perceptions of time passing. 3. There will be no significant difference between depressed and non-depressed individuals regarding effects of depression on actual beliefs in time passed. Methods Subjects Subjects will include 25 males and 25 females chosen from a non-clinical population of students at a local university who voluntarily return the research packet and 25 males and 25 females chosen from a clinical population of patients at a local outpatient clinic who voluntarily return the research packet. Subjects will be ages 18 years plus. All subjects will agree to participate in the study. Inclusion criteria for the clinical population will be a diagnosis of depression. Inclusion criteria for the non-clinical population will be a self-report o
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