Relationship between Temperament, Depression, Anxiety, and Hopelessness in Adolescents: A Structural Equation Model.

Relationship between Temperament, Depression, Anxiety, and Hopelessness in Adolescents: A Structural Equation Model. Depress Res Treat. 2011;2011:160175 Authors: Iliceto P, Pompili M, Lester D, Gonda X, Niolu C, Girardi N, Rihmer Z, Candilera G, Girardi P Abstract The purpose of this study was to test the validity of affective temperaments for predicting psychiatric morbidity and suicide risk, using a two-factor model to explain the relationships between temperament, anxiety, depression, and hopelessness. We investigated 210 high school students, 103 males and 107 females, 18-19 years old, who were administered self-report questionnaires to assess temperament (TEMPS-A), depression (BDI-II), anxiety (STAI) and hopelessness (BHS). The final structural model had a good fit with the data, with two factors significantly correlated, the first labeled unstable cyclothymic temperament including Dysthymic/Cyclothymic/Anxious temperament, Irritable temperament and Depression, and the second labeled Demoralization including Anxiety (State/Trait) and Hopelessness. Depression, anxiety and hopelessness are in a complex relationship partly mediated by temperament. PMID: 21789278 [PubMed]
Source: Depression Research and Treatment - Category: Psychiatry Tags: Depress Res Treat Source Type: research