Magnification of the Negative

Beck, A. T. (1963). Thinking and depression: I. Idiosyncratic content and cognitive distortions. — Foundational CBT research showing that distorted thought patterns like magnification contribute to negative mood and psychological symptoms, forming a core part of cognitive theory. Wang, B. et al. (2023). Cognitive distortion based explainable depression detection and analysis. — Research integrating cognitive distortion theory (including magnification/minimization) with empirical analysis of thought patterns in depression, highlighting how these patterns are psychologically meaningful. Benhalilem, A., & Hartani, A. (2024). Cognitive distortions among university students in light of some variables. — Empirical study showing magnification/minimization and other distortion sub-scales are elevated in clinical vs. healthy groups, supporting their relevance in psychological assessment.