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Ratio scales of the reward values and punisher aversions of depressed undergraduates

1980; Wiley; Volume: 36; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/1097-4679(198007)36

1097-4679

Christopher Layne, Robert S. Gross, Marion F. Buckley,

Psychological Treatments and Assessments

Journal of Clinical PsychologyVolume 36, Issue 3 p. 640-646 Psychodynamics and Psychopathology Ratio scales of the reward values and punisher aversions of depressed undergraduates Christopher Layne, Corresponding Author Christopher Layne University of Southern Mississippi Thanks to E. Gurman, W. Holliman, and A. Wesley for providing Ss and to Barry A. Ritzler for his helpful comments on the manuscript.Psychology Department, University of Southern Mississippi, Hatteiesburg, Mississippi 39401Search for more papers by this authorRobert S. Gross, Robert S. Gross University of Southern MississippiSearch for more papers by this authorMarion F. Buckley, Marion F. Buckley University of Southern MississippiSearch for more papers by this author Christopher Layne, Corresponding Author Christopher Layne University of Southern Mississippi Thanks to E. Gurman, W. Holliman, and A. Wesley for providing Ss and to Barry A. Ritzler for his helpful comments on the manuscript.Psychology Department, University of Southern Mississippi, Hatteiesburg, Mississippi 39401Search for more papers by this authorRobert S. Gross, Robert S. Gross University of Southern MississippiSearch for more papers by this authorMarion F. Buckley, Marion F. Buckley University of Southern MississippiSearch for more papers by this author First published: July 1980 https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-4679(198007)36:3 3.0.CO;2-XCitations: 9 AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Abstract Two experiments (Ns = 116 and 154, respectively) tested theories that state that depressed people undervalue rewards or are overly averse to punishers. Rational zero-point scaling was used to obtain ratio scales of undergraduates' reward values and punisher aversions. As the theories predicted, depressed students consistently valued classmate praise about three- to six-tenths as highly as did nondepressed students; depressed females were 1.4 times more averse to all four punishers (classmate and professor criticism, incorrectness feedback, and monetary fine), while depressed males were 1.2 times more averse to the three intangible punishers. Contrary to the theories, depressed students consistently failed to undervalue the remaining three rewards (professor praise, money, and correctness feedback), and depressed males failed to be overly averse to a monetary fine. 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