title: Predicting relatedness and self-definition depressive experiences in aging women based on personality traits: a preliminary study.
abstract: As part of the research relating personality and depression, this study seeks to predict depressive experiences in aging women according to Sidney Blatt's perspective based on the Five-Factor Model of Personality. The NEO-Five Factor Inventory and the Depressive Experiences Questionnaire were administered. The domains Neuroticism, Agreeableness, and Conscientiousness predicted self-criticism, explaining 68% of the variance; the domains Neuroticism and Extraversion predicted dependency, explaining 62% of the variance. The subfactors Neediness and Connectedness were differently related to personality traits. These findings are relevant to the research relating personality and anaclitic / introjective depressive experiences in late adulthood.
authors.forename: Joana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Henriques-Calado
authors.forename: Maria Eugénia
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Duarte-Silva
authors.forename: Rui C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Campos
authors.forename: Carlota
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sacoto
authors.forename: Ana Marta
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Keong
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Junqueira
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D000075384:Neuroticism; D010551:Personality; D012649:Self Concept; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014504:Urban Health