The Predictive Ability of Cognitive Distortions in Smiling Depression for People with High Job Titles

Abstract

      This study aimed to reveal the predictive ability of cognitive distortions in smiling depression for people with high job titles. To achieve the objectives of the study, the cognitive distortions scale developed by Al-Mataarna (2018) was used, as well as the smiling depression scale developed by Musameh (2011). The study sample consisted of (228) individuals with high job titles who work in private Jordanian universities. The results of the study showed that the level of cognitive distortions was low, while the level of smiling depression was moderate. The results also showed that there are statistically significant differences in the predictive ability of cognitive distortions in smiling depression due to gender variable in favor of females. They also showed that there are statistically significant differences at the significance level (α = 0.05) in both: the predictive ability of cognitive distortions and smiling depression due to differences in the gender variable in favor of females. On the other hand, the results showed that there are no statistically significant differences in both of the cognitive distortions and smiling depression due to (academic rank and job) variables, and that the percentage of relative contribution of the variable of cognitive distortions in explaining the variance of smiling depression was (32.80%).