That seems unlikely, since they didn't find any correlation between baseline depression and future goals, only between baseline goals and future depression. "G

That seems unlikely, since they didn't find any correlation between baseline depression and future goals, only between baseline goals and future depression. "Greater within-subject increased goal persistence (but not positive reappraisal or self-mastery) led to larger future declines in disorder counts. However, within-subject change in disorder counts did not substantially influence future change in each cognitive or behavioral strategy"