title: Neediness and depression in women.
abstract: In a 6-month longitudinal design, the authors examined the links between neediness and increases in depressive symptoms in women. Neediness was assessed with the self-report Depressive Experiences Questionnaire (DEQ), supplemented by a projective measure that assessed an important component of dependency, oral dependency, on the Rorschach. Results indicate that neediness correlated significantly with increases in depressive symptoms over the 6 months. Orality interacted with neediness to substantially increase the prediction of increases in depressive symptoms.
authors.forename: Rui C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Campos
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mesquita
authors.forename: Avi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Besser
authors.forename: Sidney J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Blatt
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003858:Dependency, Psychological; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008875:Middle Aged; D010551:Personality; D012392:Rorschach Test; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult