Although negative life events are a risk factor for developing depression, cognitive control can help maintain one's mental health. However, whether thought-control ability (TCA) can alleviate the adverse effects of negative life events on depression is unclear. Therefore, two studies were conducted to test if it does, by having participant's complete measures of negative life events, TCA, and depression. Study 1, which included 140 healthy young adults, showed TCA mediated the relationship between negative life events and depressive symptoms, and that TCA also moderated the relationship between negative life events and depressive symptoms. Study 2 recruited patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) to test whether the findings could be generalized to individuals with MDD. Study 2 found TCA also mediated the relationship between negative life events and symptoms of MDD. Suggesting that improving the ability to control negative thoughts in daily life help maintain mental health and prevent depressive symptoms.

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控制思想的能力减轻负面生活事件对抑郁症的不利影响。

虽然消极的生活事件是患抑郁症的危险因素，但认知控制可以帮助维持一个人的心理健康。然而，思想控制能力（TCA）是否可以减轻负面生活事件对抑郁症的不利影响尚不清楚。因此，进行了两项研究，通过让参与者对负面生活事件、TCA 和抑郁进行完整的测量来测试它是否确实如此。研究 1 包括 140 名健康的年轻人，表明 TCA 介导了负面生活事件和抑郁症状之间的关系，并且 TCA 还调节了负面生活事件和抑郁症状之间的关系。研究 2 招募了重度抑郁症 (MDD) 患者来测试这些发现是否可以推广到患有 MDD 的个体。研究 2 发现 TCA 还介导了负面生活事件和 MDD 症状之间的关系。建议在日常生活中提高控制消极思想的能力有助于保持心理健康和预防抑郁症状。