# Language Use in Chinese University Students With Depressive Symptoms

## TL;DR

The study found that Chinese university students with depressive symptoms use specific language patterns when recalling memories.

## Contribution

It identifies a link between depressive symptoms and distinct language use in memory tasks.

## Key findings

- Students with depression used more first-person singular pronouns in negative memory tasks.
- They also used more negative words in both negative and positive memory tasks.

## Abstract

This study examined the language use in Chinese university students with depressive symptoms based on negative and positive memory recall tasks. People with depression used more first‐person singular pronouns in the negative memory task and more negative words in both memory tasks.