著者

勝谷 紀子 岡 隆 坂本 真士

出版者

公益社団法人 日本心理学会

雑誌

心理学研究 (ISSN:00215236)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.89, no.3, pp.316-322, 2018

被引用文献数

1

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<p>This study examined the lay theory characteristics of "modern-type" depression using a text mining method. A total of 225 undergraduate students filled in a questionnaire. They answered questions about the characteristics and causes of as well as reasons for "modern-type" depression using free-form text entry. Then, they answered questions about their sources of information on "modern-type" depression. The results showed that participants mainly described that "modern-type" depression is common among young people and that people with "moderntype" depression lack awareness of the illness. Also, participants indicated that they obtained knowledge about "modern-type" depression from different information sources such as television and the internet.</p>