Attributional Style and Depression in Adolescents with Asperger Syndrome

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 175-182

  Barnhill, Gena P ^a   Myles, Brenda Smith ^b  

^a Autism Asperger Syndrome Research Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990365138     PISSN: 10983007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109830070100300305     Document Type: Article

References (42)

1. Abramson, L.Y., Alloy, L.B., & Metalsky, G.I. (1995). Hopelessness depression. In G. McClellan Buchanan & M. E. P. Seligman (Eds.), Explanatory style (pp. 113-134). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
2. Abramson, L.Y., Garber, J., & Seligman, M.E.P. (1980). Learned helplessness in humans: An attributional analysis. In J. Garber & M. E. P. Seligman (Eds.), Human helplessness: Theory and applications (pp. 3-34). New York: Academic Press.
3. Abramson, L.Y., Seligman, M.E.P., & Teasdale, J.D. (1978). Learned helplessness in humans: Critique and reformulation. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 87, 49-74.
4. Asperger, H. (1944). Die “Autistischen Psychopathen” im Kindesalter. Archiv fur Psychiatrie und Nervenkrankheiten, 117, 76-136.
5. Atherley, C. (1988). The cognitive, learned-helplessness and hopelessness theories of depression: A review with implications for counsellors. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 16, 286-299.
6. Attwood, T. (1998). Asperger's syndrome: A guide for parents and professionals. London: Kingsley.
7. Aydin, G. (1988). The remediation of children's helpless explanatory style and related unpopularity. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 12, 155-165.
8. Bieber, J. (Producer). (1994). Learning disabilities and social skills with Richard LaVoie: Last one picked… first one picked on. Washington, DC: Public Broadcasting Service.
9. Bodiford, C.A., Eisenstadt, T.H., Johnson, J.H., & Bradlyn, A.S. (1988). Comparison of learned helpless cognitions and behavior in children with high and low scores on the children's depression inventory. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 17, 152-158.
10. Curry, J.E., & Craighead, W.E. (1990). Attributional style and self-reported depression among adolescent inpatients. Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 12, 89-93.
11. DeRubeis, R.J., & Hollon, S.D. (1995). Explanatory style in the treatment of depression. In G. McClellan Buchanan & M. E. P. Seligman (Eds.), Explanatory style (pp. 99-111). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
12. Dunlap, G., & Koegel, R.L. (1999). Welcoming editorial. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 1, 2-3.
13. Dweck, C.S. (1975). The role of expectations and attributions in the alleviation of learned helplessness. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 31, 674-685.
14. Ehlers, S., & Gillberg, C. (1993). The epidemiology of Asperger syndrome: A total population study. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 34, 327-350.
15. Frith, U. (Ed.). (1991). Asperger and his syndrome. In U. Frith (Ed.), Autism and Asperger syndrome (pp. 1-36). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
16. Ghaziuddin, M., Weidmer-Mikhail, E., & Ghaziuddin, N. (1998). Comorbidity of Asperger syndrome: A preliminary report. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 42, 279-283.
17. Gillberg, C., & Ehlers, S. (1998). High-functioning people with autism and Asperger syndrome: A literature review. In E. Schopler, G. Mesibov, & L. J. Kunce (Eds.), Asperger syndrome or high-functioning autism? (pp. 79-106). New York: Plenum.
18. Gray, C. (1995). Social stories unlimited: Social stories and comic book conversations. Jenison, MI: Jenison Public Schools.
19. Hardan, A., & Sahl, R. (1999). Suicidal behavior in children and adolescents with developmental disorders. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 20, 287-296.
20. Hurlburt, R.T., Happe, F., & Frith, U. (1994). Sampling the form of inner experience in three adults with Asperger syndrome. Psychological Medicine, 24, 385-395.
21. Koegel, R.L., Koegel, L.K., & Parks, D.R. (1995). “Teach the individual” model of generalization: Autonomy through self-management. In R. L. Koegel & L. K. Koegel (Eds.), Teaching children with autism: Strategies for initiating positive interactions and learning opportunities (pp. 67-77). Baltimore: Brookes.
22. Kovacs, M. (1992). Children's depression inventory. North Tonawanda, NY: Multi-Health Systems.
23. Metalsky, G.I., Abramson, L.Y., Seligman, M.E.P., Semmel, A., & Peterson, C. (1982). Attributional styles and life events in the classroom: Vulnerabilit ity and invulnerability to depressive mood reactions. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 43, 612-617.
24. Myles, B.S., & Simpson, R.L. (1998). Asperger syndrome: A guide for educators and parents. Austin, TX: PRO-ED.
25. Myles, B.S., & Southwick, J. (1999). Asperger syndrome and difficult moments: Practical solutions for tantrums, rage, and meltdowns. Shawnee Mission, KS: Autism Asperger Publishing.
26. Nolen-Hoeksema, S., Girgus, J.S., & Seligman, M.E.P. (1986). Learned helplessness in children: A longitudinal study of depression, achievement, and explanatory style. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 51, 435-442.
27. Rodriguez, C.M., & Pehi, P. (1998). Depression, anxiety, and attributional style in a New Zealand sample of children. New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 27, 28-34.
28. Rourke, B.P., Young, G.C., & Leenaars, A.A. (1989). A childhood learning disability that predisposes those afflicted to adolescent and adult depression and suicide risk. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 22, 169-175.
29. Ryan, R.M. (1992). Treatment resistant chronic mental illness: Is it Asperger's syndrome? Hospital and Community Psychiatry, 43, 807-811.
30. Schoenherr, S.J., Brown, R.T., Baldwin, K., & Kaslow, N.J. (1992). Attributional styles and psychopathology in pediatric chronic-illness groups. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 21, 380-387.
31. Seligman, M.E.P. (1975). Helplessness: On depression, development, and death. San Francisco: Freeman.
32. Seligman, M.E.P. (1990). Learned optimism. New York: Knopf.
33. Seligman, M.E.P., Abramson, L.Y., Semmel, A., & von Baeyer, C. (1979). Depressive attributional style. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 88, 242-247.
34. Seligman, M.E.P., Peterson, C., Kaslow, N.J., Tanenbaum, R.L., Alloy, L.B., & Abramson, L. (1984). Attributional style and depressive symptoms among children. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 93, 235-238.
35. Seligman, M.E.P., Reivich, K., Jaycox, L., & Gillham, J. (1995). The optimistic child. New York: Houghton Mifflin.
36. Sharp, V.F. (1979). Statistics for the social sciences. Boston: Little, Brown.
37. Sverd, J., Sheth, R., Fuss, J., & Levine, J. (1995). Prevalence of pervasive developmental disorder in a sample of psychiatrically hospitalized children and adolescents. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 25, 221-240.
38. Tantam, D. (1991). Asperger syndrome in adulthood. In U. Frith (Ed.), Autism and Asperger syndrome (pp. 147-183). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
39. Taylor, G. (1997). Community building in schools: Developing a circle of friends. Educational and Child Psychology, 14, 3.
40. Williams, K. (1995). Understanding the student with Asperger's syndrome: Guidelines for teachers. Focus on Autistic Behavior, 10(2), 9-16.
41. Wing, L. (1981). Asperger's syndrome: A clinical account. Psychological Medicine, 11, 115-129.
42. Wing. L. (1991). The relationship between Asperger's syndrome and Kanner's autism. In U. Frith (Ed.), Asperger and his syndrome (pp. 93-121). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.