The mediating role of personality traits in the association between childhood trauma and depressive symptoms in young adulthood
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The mediating role of personality traits in the association between childhood trauma and depressive symptoms in young adulthood. / Koschig, Maria; Conrad, Ines; Berger, Klaus; Baune, Bernhard T; Grabe, Hans J; Gerstorf, Denis; Meinke-Franze, Claudia; Völzke, Henry; Mikolajczyk, Rafael; Leitzmann, Michael; Fricke, Julia; Keil, Thomas; Koch-Gallenkamp, Lena; Perna, Laura; Obi, Nadia; Pabst, Alexander; Riedel-Heller, Steffi G.
in: J AFFECT DISORDERS, Jahrgang 338, 01.10.2023, S. 373-379.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - The mediating role of personality traits in the association between childhood trauma and depressive symptoms in young adulthood
AU - Koschig, Maria
AU - Conrad, Ines
AU - Berger, Klaus
AU - Baune, Bernhard T
AU - Grabe, Hans J
AU - Gerstorf, Denis
AU - Meinke-Franze, Claudia
AU - Völzke, Henry
AU - Mikolajczyk, Rafael
AU - Leitzmann, Michael
AU - Fricke, Julia
AU - Keil, Thomas
AU - Koch-Gallenkamp, Lena
AU - Perna, Laura
AU - Obi, Nadia
AU - Pabst, Alexander
AU - Riedel-Heller, Steffi G.
N1 - Copyright © 2023. Published by Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2023/10/1
Y1 - 2023/10/1
N2 - BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating role of the Big 5 personality traits (extraversion, neuroticism, openness, agreeableness, conscientiousness) in the association between early traumatization and depressive symptoms in early adulthood (20-25-year-olds) in a German population-based sample.METHODS: A total of 3176 participants from the German National Cohort (NAKO) baseline with an age between 20 and 25 years were included in this investigation. The sum score of the 9-item-version of the Patient Health Questionnaire was used for assessment of depressive symptoms. A structural equation model was built to test the paths between childhood trauma, Big 5 personality traits and depressive symptoms.RESULTS: Overall, 10.7 % of the young adult sample had a PHQ-9 sum score of ten or higher. The final mediation model fitted well for young adults. We found evidence for a partial mediating effect of Big 5 personality traits.LIMITATIONS: We only adjusted for age, sex, and year of data collection and did not include biological factors in the model.CONCLUSION: Young adults with early trauma experiences have a risk for developing depressive symptoms in young adulthood. Personality traits, especially neuroticism, partially mediated the association between early trauma and depressive symptoms for young adults and should be recognized in preventive strategies.
AB - BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating role of the Big 5 personality traits (extraversion, neuroticism, openness, agreeableness, conscientiousness) in the association between early traumatization and depressive symptoms in early adulthood (20-25-year-olds) in a German population-based sample.METHODS: A total of 3176 participants from the German National Cohort (NAKO) baseline with an age between 20 and 25 years were included in this investigation. The sum score of the 9-item-version of the Patient Health Questionnaire was used for assessment of depressive symptoms. A structural equation model was built to test the paths between childhood trauma, Big 5 personality traits and depressive symptoms.RESULTS: Overall, 10.7 % of the young adult sample had a PHQ-9 sum score of ten or higher. The final mediation model fitted well for young adults. We found evidence for a partial mediating effect of Big 5 personality traits.LIMITATIONS: We only adjusted for age, sex, and year of data collection and did not include biological factors in the model.CONCLUSION: Young adults with early trauma experiences have a risk for developing depressive symptoms in young adulthood. Personality traits, especially neuroticism, partially mediated the association between early trauma and depressive symptoms for young adults and should be recognized in preventive strategies.
U2 - 10.1016/j.jad.2023.06.027
DO - 10.1016/j.jad.2023.06.027
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 37331380
VL - 338
SP - 373
EP - 379
JO - J AFFECT DISORDERS
JF - J AFFECT DISORDERS
SN - 0165-0327
ER -