An integrative model of excessive reassurance seeking and negative feedback seeking in the development and maintenance of depression

2011 ◽  
Vol 31 (8) ◽  
pp. 1291-1303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lyndsay E. Evraire ◽  
David J.A. Dozois
Keyword(s):  
Negative Feedback ◽  
Integrative Model ◽  
Feedback Seeking ◽  
Reassurance Seeking ◽  
Excessive Reassurance Seeking

NEGATIVE FEEDBACK SEEKING AND EXCESSIVE REASSURANCE SEEKING BEHAVIOR AND DEPRESSION: A META-ANALYTIC REVIEW

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (9) ◽  
pp. 788-823
Author(s):  
Scott Wakeling ◽  
Arthur A. Stukas ◽  
Bradley J. Wright ◽  
Lynette Evans
Keyword(s):  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Negative Feedback ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Effect Sizes ◽  
Feedback Seeking ◽  
Reassurance Seeking ◽  
Analytic Review ◽  
Excessive Reassurance Seeking ◽  
Moderate Effect

Introduction: Negative feedback seeking and excessive reassurance seeking behaviors in interpersonal relationships have been shown to frequently occur in conjunction with levels of depression. Method: We used meta-analysis to examine 102 studies (134 effects), relating depression with negative feedback seeking (k = 31) and/or excessive reassurance seeking (k = 103). Results: Depression had positive, moderate effect sizes with both negative feedback seeking (r = .26, 95% CI [.21, .32], p < .001, k = 31) and excessive reassurance seeking (r = .33, 95% CI [.31, .36] p < .001, k = 103). Subgroup analysis revealed the effect size for negative feedback seeking was smaller in romantic relationships compared to other relationship types. Effect sizes for excessive reassurance seeking did not differ for romantic and other relationships but were smaller in romantic relationships of a longer duration. Participant gender and symptom severity did not moderate effect sizes. Studies with child and adolescent samples had larger effects for negative feedback seeking and smaller effects for excessive reassurance seeking, relative to adult samples. Discussion: Longer closer relationships may protect against maladaptive interpersonal behaviors in individuals with depression.

Excessive Reassurance Seeking, Hassles, and Depressive Symptoms in Children of Affectively Ill Parents: A Multiwave Longitudinal Study

2006 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
John R. Z. Abela ◽  
David C. Zuroff ◽  
Moon-Ho R. Ho ◽  
Philippe Adams ◽  
Benjamin L. Hankin
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Reassurance Seeking ◽  
Excessive Reassurance Seeking

Excessive reassurance seeking mediates relations between rumination and problematic smartphone use

2020 ◽  
Vol 84 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon D. Elhai ◽  
Dmitri Rozgonjuk ◽  
Ahmad M. Alghraibeh ◽  
Jason C. Levine ◽  
Ali A. Alafnan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Important Variable ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Problematic Smartphone Use ◽  
Reassurance Seeking ◽  
Excessive Reassurance Seeking ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Smartphone Use ◽  
Psychopathology Symptoms ◽  
Relationship Of

Aside from depression and anxiety, less is known about the relationship of problematic smartphone use (PSU) to other psychopathology- related variables. The authors' aim was to test previously neglected variables in relation to PSU: rumination and excessive reassurance seeking behavior (ERSB). The authors recruited 295 college students for a web-based survey of smartphone use frequency, PSU, depression and anxiety, ruminative thinking, and ERSB. The authors tested linear regression and mediation models, assessing rumination and ERSB as mediating associations between depression/anxiety severity with PSU, adjusting for age, sex, and smartphone use frequency. Results demonstrate that ERSB was significantly related to PSU severity, and ERSB mediated the association between rumination and PSU. Furthermore, the combination of rumination and ERSB mediated relations between both depression and anxiety severity with PSU. Results provide evidence for ERSB as an important variable in understanding relationships between psychopathology symptoms and PSU severity among college students.

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