title: Humiliation and interpersonal sensitivity in depression.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of this study is to explore the relationship between humiliation and protective psychosocial factors in a sample of depressed patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  We assessed humiliation, psychiatric symptoms, negative primary familial environment and resilience in 70 depressed patients, 33 male and 37 female, and analyzed the correlations between these variables. Then to better understand the relations among the assessed variables we controlled for the depression severity and replicated the correlational analyses.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A pattern of significant correlations among all the constructs emerged. Correlations between humiliation, interpersonal sensitivity, negative primary familial environment and resilience persisted after controlling for depression severity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The cross sectional nature of this study; the use of self-report instruments; the lack of personality assessment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study provides a contribution to the understanding of the relationship between the experience of humiliation and negative primary familial environment, protective factors and clinical interpersonal sensitivity in depressed patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences (DISCAB), University of L׳Aquila, Via Vetoio, Coppito II, 67100 L׳Aquila, Italy. Electronic address: eddycollazzoni@hotmail.it.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Collazzoni
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences (DISCAB), University of L׳Aquila, Via Vetoio, Coppito II, 67100 L׳Aquila, Italy.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Capanna
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences (DISCAB), University of L׳Aquila, Via Vetoio, Coppito II, 67100 L׳Aquila, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimiliano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bustini
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences (DISCAB), University of L׳Aquila, Via Vetoio, Coppito II, 67100 L׳Aquila, Italy; Department of Mental Health, ASL 1, L׳Aquila, Italy; Department of Psychiatry, Neurobiology, Pharmacology and Biotechnology, University of Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stratta
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences (DISCAB), University of L׳Aquila, Via Vetoio, Coppito II, 67100 L׳Aquila, Italy.
authors.forename: Marzia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ragusa
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences (DISCAB), University of L׳Aquila, Via Vetoio, Coppito II, 67100 L׳Aquila, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marino
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences (DISCAB), University of L׳Aquila, Via Vetoio, Coppito II, 67100 L׳Aquila, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rossi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012752:Shame
keywords: Brief Symptoms Inventory; Depression; Humiliation; Negative primary familial environment; Resilience