کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4187675 1608215 2008 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
The role of temperament and social support in depressive symptoms: A twin study of mid-aged women
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی روانپزشکی و بهداشت روانی
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The role of temperament and social support in depressive symptoms: A twin study of mid-aged women
چکیده انگلیسی

BackgroundAlthough research has found that temperament and social support are associated with depression, these relationships have not been explored in conjunction with one another as they relate to depression using a genetically informative design. This study investigated how the association among the three constructs is mediated.MethodsThe sample in this study consisted of 326 pairs of adult monozygotic and dizygotic twins drawn from the Swedish Twin Registry. Twins were mothers of adolescent from married or partnered relationships. The genetic and environmental contributions to the association were evaluated by self-reported measures of temperament, social support, and depressive symptoms.ResultsMultivariate genetic model fitting revealed that a moderate portion of genetic influences were common among the three central constructs of harm avoidance, perceived social support, and depressive symptoms.LimitationsThe results may not be generalizable to depressive disorders in clinical settings. The measures were self-reported from a cross-sectional study.ConclusionsThe findings suggest that the heritable component may contribute to genetic influences on an individual's ability to secure social support and thus to genetic risk for depressive symptomatology in women.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Affective Disorders - Volume 106, Issues 1–2, February 2008, Pages 99–105
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