Large samples of college students indicated the degree to which they would engage in a number of behaviors or cognitions if depressed. The rated items were gathered using procedures suggested by the behavioral-analytic model. Factor analyses were employed to categorize items into interpretable variables.Stepwise discriminant function analyses were performed to determine maximum separation of male and female groups. Results augmented previous findings in this area. Men and women showed distinct differences in the nature of their interpersonal behaviors as well as in cognitive styles for coping with depression. The findings suggest that there are sex differences in the expression of depression even in predominantly normal populations and reinforce the value of investigating theories of depression in the context of a continuity between normal mood states and depressive phenomena.We gratefully acknowledge the assistance of the following individuals in various aspects of the study:

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