Stress generation in depression: A systematic review of the empirical literature and recommendations for future study

By Richard T. Liu, L. Alloy. Clinical Psychology Review, 2010

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Within the past 20 years, depression research has given increasing consideration to the possibility of complex and reciprocal relations between stress and depression. Not only does stress increase risk for depression (i.e., a stress exposure model of depression), but depression, or depressogenic vulnerabilities, in turn, also increases susceptibility to stressful events that are at least in part influenced by the individual (i.e., stress generation; Hammen, 1991). The present review provides a systematic examination of the stress generation literature to date, with specific focus given to depression and depressogenic risk factors (i.e., past stress, negative cognitive styles, and personality and interpersonal vulnerabilities) as predictors of the stress generation effect, as well as gender differences in stress generation, the sequelae of generated stress, and the relative specificity of this phenomenon to depression. The research thus far appears most consistent in supporting the role of depression in predicting generated stress, although more research is still required. In addition to highlighting these findings, methodological limitations and conceptual gaps in the literature are discussed with the view of informing future research in this area.

Subfields: Behavioral Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

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Ostracism breeds depression: Longitudinal associations between ostracism and depression over a three-year-period (2021, positive): “Regarding the cognitive pathway, depressed individuals adopt more negative cognitive styles ( Liu and Alloy, 2010 ) and tend to react more sensitive to social situations and rejection ( Steger and Kashdan, 2009 ).”
Stressors and Turning Points in High School and Dropout (2015, background): “The relationships between vulnerability and stress are further complicated by the observation that past stressors may increase not only sensitivity to future stress but also exposure to it, in a process of stress generation (Hammen, 2006; Liu & Alloy, 2010).”
The Relationship Between Perceived Stress and Adolescent Depression: The Roles of Social Support and Gender (2014, background): “The greater the amount of perceived stress, the more obvious the increase in an individual’s level of depression (Liu and Alloy 2010).”
Adaptive Interventions in Child and Adolescent Mental Health (2016, background): “…[ADHD]; Pliszka & AACAP Work Group on Quality Issues, 2007); stressful life events may serve as the diathesis for recurrence (e.g., in depression; Liu & Alloy, 2010); comorbidities, such as substance abuse or depression, may arise secondary to childhood-onset disorders (ChronisTuscano et al.,…”