title: Social insecurity, anxiety, and stressful events as antecedents of depressive symptoms.
abstract: This study examined the combined effects on 132 normal adults of social insecurity, anxiety symptoms, and daily hassles on changes in the level of depressive symptoms over a 1-month period. It was hypothesized that social insecurity, a factor linked to coronary heart disease and sympathetic arousal, is also an important antecedent of depression for those who have experienced a high level of anxiety and chronic stress. Results of multiple regression analysis indicate that these three factors in combination (a 3-way interaction) predict changes in depressive symptoms. The nature of this interaction was more complex than hypothesized.
authors: Administrative Sciences, University of Houston, Texas, Clear Lake.
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Cummins
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology*; D001143:Arousal; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010556:Personality Tests; D012792:Shyness; D012919:Social Behavior