title: The relationship between personality, social functioning, and depression: a structural equation modeling analysis.
abstract: The relationship between personality, social functioning, and depression remains unclear. The present study employs structural equation modeling to examine the mediating role of social functioning between harm avoidance (HA), self-directedness (SD), and depression. A sample of 902 individuals completed a self-report questionnaire consisting of the following scales: HA and SD subscales of the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and Social Adaptation Self-Evaluation Scale (SASS). Structural equation modeling via analysis of moment structure was used to estimate the fit of nine related models. Results indicated that social functioning is a mediator between harm avoidance or self-directness and depression. Self-directedness was also shown to have direct effects on depression. The results support the social reinforcement theory of depression and provide a theoretical account of how the variables are related based on correlation methods. Suggestions are offered for future experimental and longitudinal research.
authors: Centre for Health Behaviours Research, School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Shatin.
authors: Wai S
authors: WS
authors: Tse
authors: Tina L
authors: TL
authors: Rochelle
authors: Jacky C K
authors: JC
authors: Cheung
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002605:Character; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D040261:Harm Reduction; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012056:Reinforcement, Social; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012917:Social Adjustment; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult