Emotion Expression Styles and Meta Cognitive Beliefs in Individuals with Major Depressive Disorder

Aim and major depressive disorder (MDD) has physically and psychological effect on individuals with that disorder. One of the effective areas is emotion expression styles and metacognitive beliefs that has important role in interpersonal and between individual relationships. The purpose of this research was study of emotion expression styles and metacognitive beliefs in individuals with MDD. Methods and Materials: The sample population was included individuals with MDD (n=47) on base of DSM IV-TR criterions and students (n=40) in Semnan University without MDD in 2009. The devices which are aid to collecting data had Questionnaires of Meta-Cognition (MCQ)، Emotional Expressiveness (EEQ)، Emotional Control (ECQ)، and Ambivalence over Emotional Expressiveness (AEEQ). The questionnaires data had been analyzed by use of Pearson correlation coefficient and one-way ANOVA. There was a significant difference between metacognitive beliefs and emotion expression styles in individuals with MDD and students (P<0. 05). Also، There was a significant difference in subscales of negative emotion expressiveness، rumination or rehearsal، positive emotion expressiveness، and entitlement expressiveness significantly، were the best predictors of metacognitive beliefs between two groups (P<0. 05). The results demonstrated the effectiveness of dysfunctional in metacognitive beliefs and emotion expression in individuals with MDD that it associated with their metacognitive beliefs and emotion expression ways. Thus، they aren''t accuracy mindfulness because they concentrate to events distortion. Also، individuals with MDD have not necessary skills for labeling and self feelings interpretation and involve in internal challenge between metacognitive beliefs and emotion expression.