01070nas a2200193   4500000000100000008004100001260007600042653001100118653002300129653001500152653001500167100001500182245008500197300001200282490000700294520054700301022001400848020001400862       2005                            d  c07/2005bSociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés10aGender10aAutomatic thoughts10aSOM ratios10aDepression1 aE. Calvete00aGender and cognitive vulnerability to depression: Role of the automatic thoughts  a203-2140 v113 aThis study assessed gender differences in automatic thoughts as an explanation for gender differences in depression. 764 students (464 females and 300 males), aged 18-24, completed the Self-talk Inventory and the CES-D. Positive thinking and particularly depressive thoughts mediated gender differences in depressive symptoms. Mediation was also confirmed for SOM ratios, with females showing lower SOM ratios than male students. Findings are discussed from the Cognitive Specificity Theory and the Tripartite Model of Anxiety and Depression.  a1134-7937  a2174-0437