A Longitudinal Examination of Social Support, Agreeableness and Depressive Symptoms in Chronic Kidney Disease
| Autor: | William J. Lawton, Alan J. Christensen, Karin F. Hoth, Katherine Raichle, Shawna L. Ehlers |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Agreeableness medicine.medical_specialty media_common.quotation_subject Severity of Illness Index Social support Surveys and Questionnaires Adaptation Psychological Severity of illness medicine Humans Personality Cooperative Behavior Psychiatry General Psychology Depression (differential diagnoses) media_common Depression Beck Depression Inventory Social Support Middle Aged medicine.disease Psychiatry and Mental health Health psychology Kidney Failure Chronic Female Psychology Follow-Up Studies Kidney disease |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 30:69-76 |
| ISSN: | 1573-3521 0160-7715 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10865-006-9083-2 |
| Popis: | Research examining the role of social support in patient adjustment to chronic illness has been inconsistent suggesting that patient individual differences play a moderating role. This study examined the hypothesis that the relationship between social support and depressive symptoms would differ as a function of individual differences in trait Agreeableness. Fifty-nine patients with chronic kidney disease were assessed using the Social Provisions Scale, Beck Depression Inventory and NEO-Five-Factor Inventory and were followed-up a year and a half later. After controlling for baseline depressive symptoms and clinical characteristics, regression analyses revealed a significant interaction between social support and Agreeableness predicting change in depressive symptoms. Greater social support among individuals high in Agreeableness was associated with a decrease in depressive symptoms over time, while support had little effect on depression change for individuals low in Agreeableness. These findings underscore the importance of individual difference variables in understanding adjustment to chronic illness. |
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