TY - JOUR
T1 - Shared, not unique, components of personality and psychosocial functioning predict depression severity after acute-phase cognitive therapy
AU - Clark, Lee Anna
AU - Vittengl, Jeffrey R.
AU - Kraft, Dolores
AU - Jarrett, Robin B.
PY - 2003/10
Y1 - 2003/10
N2 - In a sample of 100 patients with recurrent major depression, we collected depression severity data early and late in acute-phase cognitive therapy, plus a wide range of psychosocial variables that have been studied extensively in depression research, including measures of interpersonal, cognitive, and social functioning, and personality traits using an inventory that is linked with the Big-Three tradition in personality assessment theory. By assessing this broad range of variables in a single study, we could examine the extent to which relations of these variables with depression were due to (a) a common factor shared across this diverse set of constructs, (b) factors shared among each type of construct (personality vs. psychosocial measures), or (c) specific aspects of the individual measures. Only the most general factor shared across the personality and psychosocial variables predicted later depression.
AB - In a sample of 100 patients with recurrent major depression, we collected depression severity data early and late in acute-phase cognitive therapy, plus a wide range of psychosocial variables that have been studied extensively in depression research, including measures of interpersonal, cognitive, and social functioning, and personality traits using an inventory that is linked with the Big-Three tradition in personality assessment theory. By assessing this broad range of variables in a single study, we could examine the extent to which relations of these variables with depression were due to (a) a common factor shared across this diverse set of constructs, (b) factors shared among each type of construct (personality vs. psychosocial measures), or (c) specific aspects of the individual measures. Only the most general factor shared across the personality and psychosocial variables predicted later depression.
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U2 - 10.1521/pedi.17.5.406.22975
DO - 10.1521/pedi.17.5.406.22975
M3 - Review article
C2 - 14632375
AN - SCOPUS:0242574319
SN - 0885-579X
VL - 17
SP - 406
EP - 430
JO - Journal of Personality Disorders
JF - Journal of Personality Disorders
IS - 5
ER -