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H. Tennen, J. A. Hall, and G. Affleck (1995) argued in their critique
of depression research published in the Journal of Personality
and Social Psychology (JPSP) that investigators have
failed to comply with several methodological recommendations often
cited in the depression literature. They recommended resetting
minimum criteria for publication of depression research in JPSP.
In this article, it is asserted that Tennen and his colleagues
did not consider a number of critical issues surrounding this
set of methodological criteria. It is also contended that insufficient
data are available to require strict adherence to several of the
criteria. In light of the complexities surrounding Tennen et
al.'s methodological criteria, it is concluded that JPSP's
editors, reviewers, and readers would do better to evaluate
studies on a case-by-case basis.
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