Abstract

The present study tested positive automatic thoughts, negative automatic thoughts, and States of Mind(SOM) ratio to moderate or mediate the relation between life stress and depression. College students completed self-report measures of life stress, the positive and negative automatic thoughts, and Beck Depression Inventory. Results suggested that positive automatic thoughts and negative automatic thoughts served as a mediator(but not a moderator) of the relation between life stress and depression. SOM ratio served as not only a mediator but also a moderator of the relation between life stress and depression. Some limitations and considerations for future research were discussed.