title: [Role of protective factors in the development of depression].
abstract: The aim of the present work was to study the counterbalancing effect of protective factors on the predisposition factors to depression, and also to identify the protective factors that enable individuals susceptible to depression to successfully integrate into tile society. Preventive factors assisting individuals to face and successfully overcome the stress triggered by various provoking factors (negative events during the last half a year) were also analyzed. 681 college students participated in the research, 465 women and 216 men. Students with any one of the following predisposition factors were included the affected group (n = 232, 161 women and 71 men): positive family anamnesis (medically diagnosed depression of mother, father, grandparents or sibling), loss during the early years (death of parent, separation, divorce during the first ten years of the child). The results of the present study demonstrate that peer support, and acceptance by others--primarily emotional acceptance--may serve as protective factors. It is also demonstrated that certain socialization factors and parental care are also valuable protection against stress. Furthermore, the effects of certain dysfunctional attitudes influencing the evaluation of negative life-events were proven.
authors.affiliation: Nyíregyházi Foiskola, Pszichológia Tanszék, Debreceni Egyetem, Multidiszciplináris Doktori Iskola, Pszichológiai Doktori Program. margif@zeus.nyf.hu
authors.forename: Ferenc
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Margitics
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000517:prevention & control; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary / Q000453:epidemiology; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D012931:Social Environment; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data