Reward Devaluation Theory
“Avoidance of prospective reward helps to explain the cause and sustainability of depressed states”
(Winer & Salem, 2016)
Lab Publications
Dot-probe meta-analytic evidence of positive information in depressed persons
Winer, E. S., & Salem, T. (2016). Reward devaluation: Dot-probe meta-analytic evidence of avoidance of positive information in depressed persons. Psychological bulletin, 142(1), 18–78. https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000022
Negative affect interference and fear of happiness are independently associated with depressive symptoms
Jordan, D. G., Collins, A. C., Dunaway, M. G., Kilgore, J., & Winer, E. S. (2020). Negative affect interference and fear of happiness are independently associated with depressive symptoms. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 77(3), 646–660. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23066
Spider-fearful individuals hesitantly approach threat, whereas depressed individuals do not persistently approach reward
Bartoszek, G., & Winer, E. S. (2015). Spider-fearful individuals hesitantly approach threat, whereas depressed individuals do not persistently approach reward. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 46, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2014.07.012
Struggling toward reward: Recent experience of anhedonia interacts with motivation to predict reward pursuit in the face of a stressful manipulation
Bryant, J., Winer, E. S., Salem, T., & Nadorff, M. R. (2017). Struggling toward reward: Recent experience of anhedonia interacts with motivation to predict reward pursuit in the face of a stressful manipulation. PLoS One, 12(3), 15. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0173439
Examining rumination, devaluation of positivity, and depressive symptoms via community based network analysis
Collins, A. C., Lass, A. N. S., Jordan, D. G., & Winer, E. S. (2021). Examining rumination, devaluation of positivity, and depressive symptoms via community based network analysis. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 77(10), 2228–2244. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23158
Negative self-schemas and devaluation of positivity in depressed individuals: A moderated network analysis
Collins, A. C., Lass, A. N., & Winer, E. S. (2020). Negative self-schemas and devaluation of positivity in depressed individuals: A moderated network analysis. OSF PrePrints. https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/gq93k
Quantifying devaluation of positivity via self-report measures: A review and directions for future research
Gallagher, M. R., Collins, A. C., & Winer, E. S. (2022). Quantifying devaluation of positivity via self-report measures: A review and directions for future research. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. 45(4), 130-134. (DOI unavailable)
Longitudinal evaluation of anhedonia as a mediator of fear of positive evaluation and other depressive symptoms
Jordan, D. G., Winer, E. S., Salem, T., & Kilgore, J. (2018). Longitudinal evaluation of anhedonia as a mediator of fear of positive evaluation and other depressive symptoms. Cognition and Emotion, 32(7), 1437-1447. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2017.1289895
Mnemic neglect is not an artifact of expectancy: The moderating role of defensive pessimism
Newman, L. S., Nibert, J. A., & Winer, E. S. (2009). Mnemic neglect is not an artifact of expectancy: The moderating role of defensive pessimism. European Journal of Social Psychology, 39(3), 477-486. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.598
Subchance perception: Anxious, non-defensive individuals identify subliminally-presented positive words at below-chance levels
Winer, E. S., Cervone, D., Newman, L. S., & Snodgrass, M. (2011). Subchance perception: Anxious, non-defensive individuals identify subliminally-presented positive words at below-chance levels. Personality and Individual Differences, 51(8), 996-1001. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2011.08.010
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