Childhood family stress and adult resilience in a sample of depressed patients
| Autor: | Francesca Pacitti, Rodolfo Rossi, Alberto Collazzoni, Dalila Talevi, Eleonora Gregori, Paolo Stratta, Lorenzo Imburgia, Valentina Socci |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Adult
Male Percentile media_common.quotation_subject Anxiety 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Humans Child Depression (differential diagnoses) media_common Depression Regression analysis Resilience Psychological Regression 030227 psychiatry Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Cross-Sectional Studies Ceiling effect Female Social competence Self Report Psychological resilience Analysis of variance Psychology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Clinical psychology |
| Popis: | Background The aim of this study is to explore the effect of childhood family stress on depression, personal, and social resilience in depressed patients. Methods We assessed childhood family stress (RFQ), depression (BSI, depression subscale), and resilience (RSA) in 152 depressed patients, 70 males, and 82 females. We calculated the 33rd and 66th percentiles of RFQ scores to divide the sample among Low, Medium, and High RFQ subgroups. A one-way ANOVA has been carried out to explore the differences between the variables in the subgroups. Finally, two regression analyses with depression, as the dependent variable, and resilience, divided for stress-sensitive and no stress-sensitive factors as independent variables, have been implemented. Results The one-way ANOVA showed that the Low subgroup had a positive profile, the Medium had an intermediate profile, while the High had a negative one for depression, personal (structured style and social competence), and interpersonal (social resources) resilience. The other factors (perception of self, planned future, and family cohesion) did not show differences in the subgroups, suggesting they are no stress sensitive. Regression analysis showed that no stress-sensitive factors have a constant and significant predictive value for depression in all subgroups; while, stress-sensitive ones showed a growing predictive value for depression from Low to Medium, but not in High, suggesting a ceiling effect. Limitations The use of self-report measures, the cross-sectional nature of the study, and the lack of a non-clinical and/or outpatient samples. Conclusions This study provides a contribution to the understanding of the effect of childhood family stress on adult resilience and depression. |
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