The associations between the Big Five Personality Domains and Depression Severity
Mauritz, Lydia (2020)
Mauritz, Lydia
Åbo Akademi
2020
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe202002165552
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe202002165552
Tiivistelmä
Personality may play an important role in depressive disorders. The purpose of this study was to investigate the associations between the Big Five personality domains as outlined by the Five Factor Model and depression severity. The study used existing data where 470 adults reporting depressive issues completed an online survey. Personality and depression severity were assessed by the Ten-item Personality Inventory (Gosling 2013) and the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (Rush et al. 2003) respectively. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis revealed that personality significantly predicted the severity of depression where Emotional stability made the largest unique contribution to depression severity followed by Extraversion and Conscientiousness. Emotional stability, Extraversion and Conscientiousness were inversely correlated with depression severity. Agreeableness and Openness were not significantly associated with depression severity. This study confirms the association between personality and depression, and extends the literature demonstrating associations between the Big Five personality domains and depression severity. Assessment of personality may be of clinical value in depressive disorders.
Kokoelmat
- 515 Psykologia [231]