Association Between Depression Symptoms and Emotional-Communication Dynamics

Author:

Gregory Amy J. P.1ORCID,Dirks Melanie A.1,Nitschke Jonas P.12ORCID,Wong Jessica M.1,Human Lauren J.13ORCID,Bartz Jennifer A.1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Psychology, McGill University

2. Social, Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Unit, Department of Cognition, Emotion, and Methods in Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna

3. Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia

Abstract

Communicating emotional experiences effectively is critical for adaptive functioning and personal and interpersonal well-being. Here, we investigated whether variability in depression symptoms undermines people’s ability to express their emotions to others (“emotional expressive accuracy”) and how those communication dynamics influence other’s impressions. In Phase 1, 49 “targets” were videotaped describing significant autobiographical events; they then watched their videos and continuously rated how positive/negative they were feeling throughout the narrative. In Phase 2, 171 “perceivers” watched subsets of videos from targets and similarly rated each target’s affect. Results from 1,645 unique target–perceiver observations indicate a link between target’s depressive symptoms and impaired emotional expressive accuracy for positive events, B = −0.002, t(1,501) = −3.152, p = .002. Likewise, more depressive targets were rated less favorably by perceivers, again when sharing positive events, B = −0.012, t(1,511) = −10.145, p < .001. Given the beneficial effects of “capitalization”—sharing positive experiences with others—these findings may illustrate one link between depressive symptoms and impoverished relationships.

Funder

mcgill university

fonds de recherche du québec-société et culture

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Clinical Psychology

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