Spousal similarity in depression: a dyadic latent panel analysis of the panel study of Belgian households.
Dyadic latent panel analysis (DLPA) was applied to eight waves of the Panel Study of Belgium Households (N = 954 couples). DLPA decomposes the observed variance of both members of a dyad into variance due to stable factors, factors that gradually change over time, and occasion-specific factors including random error. Total observed similarity between members of a dyad on one occasion is decomposed into stable similarity, similarity in factors that change over time, and occasion-specific similarity. The results show that depressive symptoms are influenced by stable and changing factors and that spousal similarity in both factors contribute to spousal similarity in depression on a single occasion. Spousal similarity in factors that change gradually over time suggests that shared-environmental factors contribute to depressive symptoms.
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto Mississauga, Canada.
Shaunak
S
Desai
Ulrich
U
Schimmack
Svetlana
S
Jidkova
Piet
P
Bracke
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001530:Belgium; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology*; D004777:Environment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D057566:Self Report; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult