Negative attributional style, hopelessness depression and endogenous depression

The hopelessness theory of depression [Abramson, L. Y., Metalsky, G. I. & A lloy, L. B. (1989). Hopelessness depression: a theory-based subtype of depr ession. Psychological Review, 96, 358-372.] postulates that a negative attr ibutional style represents a risk factor for a particular constellation of depressive symptoms, termed 'hopelessness depression'. Four studies tested the relation of negative attributional style to hopelessness depression sym ptoms versus endogenous depression symptoms. Despite the considerable overl ap of hopelessness and endogenous depression symptoms, negative attribution al style was more related to the former than the latter, consistent with ho pelessness theory. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.