2001
DOI: 10.1353/mpq.2001.0016
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Helplessness in Early Childhood: Prediction of Symptoms Associated With Depression and Negative Self-Worth

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“…Work by Dweck and colleagues (e.g., Burhans & Dweck, 1995;Smiley & Dweck, 1994) suggests that sadness following failure is associated with less optimal patterns of achievement motivation, perceived competence, and self-worth in children. Work by other investigators on learned helplessness and mastery motivation in children supports Dweck's view that sadness in response to challenging situations reflects task withdrawal that is related to less optimal outcome (Kelley & Jennings, 2003;Kistner, Ziegert, Castro, & Robertson, 2001;MacTurk & Morgan, 1995;Messer, 1993). The association of anger to instrumental activity has been seen as reflecting the presence of perceived control to overcome the obstacle, whereas the association of sadness to inactivity has been seen as reflecting the absence of control to overcome the obstacle (e.g., Campos, Barrett, Lamb, Goldsmith, & Stenberg, 1983, Table 4; Saarni, Mumme, & Campos, 1997, Table 5.1).…”
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“…Work by Dweck and colleagues (e.g., Burhans & Dweck, 1995;Smiley & Dweck, 1994) suggests that sadness following failure is associated with less optimal patterns of achievement motivation, perceived competence, and self-worth in children. Work by other investigators on learned helplessness and mastery motivation in children supports Dweck's view that sadness in response to challenging situations reflects task withdrawal that is related to less optimal outcome (Kelley & Jennings, 2003;Kistner, Ziegert, Castro, & Robertson, 2001;MacTurk & Morgan, 1995;Messer, 1993). The association of anger to instrumental activity has been seen as reflecting the presence of perceived control to overcome the obstacle, whereas the association of sadness to inactivity has been seen as reflecting the absence of control to overcome the obstacle (e.g., Campos, Barrett, Lamb, Goldsmith, & Stenberg, 1983, Table 4; Saarni, Mumme, & Campos, 1997, Table 5.1).…”
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“…One difficulty with the empirical literature is the wide diversity in models concerning the relations among the three constructs. For example, self-esteem has been conceptualized as both cause (Roberts, Kassel, & Gotlib, 1995) and effect (Kistner, Ziegert, Castro, & Robertson, 2001) of depression, or as anchoring one end of a bipolar continuumopposite depression (Watson, Suls, & Haig, 2002). Neuroticism may predispose people to depression (Krueger, McGue, & Iacono, 2001) or depression may “scar” people, leading to increased levels of neuroticism (Fanous, Neale, Aggen, & Kendler, 2007; Hirschfeld et al, 1983; Kendler, Neale, Kessler, Heath, & Eaves, 1993).…”
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“…According to learned helplessness theory, experiencing uncontrollable events (such as IPV) can lead to beliefs that nothing one does can change future events; these negative beliefs then lead to motivational, cognitive, and emotional deficits (Maier & Seligman, 1976). Further, research suggests that preschoolers who display helpless responses to challenges are more likely to experience depressive symptoms and negative self-worth in middle childhood (Kistner, Ziegert, Castro, & Robertson, 2001). For these reasons, the specific content categories of direct involvement, dysregulated behaviour, and helplessness were coded as maladaptive safety-planning strategies.…”
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“…For example, given findings linking helpless responding to later maladaptive outcomes (for example, Kistner et al, 2001), helpless responses were placed in the maladaptive category. However, it is possible that ''doing nothing'' in response to family violence may be adaptive, at least in the moment.…”
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confidence: 99%