@article{ref1,
title="A meta-analysis of correlations between depression and first person singular pronoun use",
journal="Journal of research in personality",
year="2017",
author="Edwards, To'Meisha and Holtzman, Nicholas S.",
volume="68",
number="",
pages="63-68",
abstract="Depression is a burden. We discuss how theories, identification, assessment, and treatment of depression are at least partially tied to the correlation between first person singular pronoun use and individual differences in depression. We conducted a meta-analysis (k = 21, N = 3758) of these correlations, including numerous unpublished correlations from the file drawer. Our fixed effects analysis revealed a small correlation (r = 0.13, 95% CI = [0.10-0.16]) by modern standards. The correlation was not moderated by gender, nor by whether the effect had been published. These results more firmly establish first person singular pronoun use as a linguistic marker of depression--a marker that appears to be useful across demographic lines.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0092-6566",
doi="10.1016/j.jrp.2017.02.005",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2017.02.005"
}