The purpose of this study was to investigate negative bias on self-referent processing in depression, focused on the emotion congruent effects in a depressed trait and an experimentally induced depressed mood state based on integration approach. Self-relevant ratings of personality trait words were examined among a depressed trait group, non-depressed trait group and average depressed trait group. Results indicated that the emotion congruent effect was found on each group. The effect of trait on emotion and self-relevant information processing was strong.