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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, Vol. 338, 01.10.2023, p. 373-379.

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Koschig, M, Conrad, I, Berger, K, Baune, BT, Grabe, HJ, Gerstorf, D, Meinke-Franze, C, Völzke, H, Mikolajczyk, R, Leitzmann, M, Fricke, J, Keil, T, Koch-Gallenkamp, L, Perna, L, Obi, N, Pabst, A & Riedel-Heller, SG 2023, 'The mediating role of personality traits in the association between childhood trauma and depressive symptoms in young adulthood', J AFFECT DISORDERS, vol. 338, pp. 373-379. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2023.06.027

APA

Koschig, M., Conrad, I., Berger, K., Baune, B. T., Grabe, H. J., Gerstorf, D., Meinke-Franze, C., Völzke, H., Mikolajczyk, R., Leitzmann, M., Fricke, J., Keil, T., Koch-Gallenkamp, L., Perna, L., Obi, N., Pabst, A., & Riedel-Heller, S. G. (2023). The mediating role of personality traits in the association between childhood trauma and depressive symptoms in young adulthood. J AFFECT DISORDERS, 338, 373-379. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2023.06.027

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Koschig M, Conrad I, Berger K, Baune BT, Grabe HJ, Gerstorf D et al. The mediating role of personality traits in the association between childhood trauma and depressive symptoms in young adulthood. J AFFECT DISORDERS. 2023 Oct 1;338:373-379. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2023.06.027

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@article{68bdc521bd99417d9a88114ac2164903,
title = "The mediating role of personality traits in the association between childhood trauma and depressive symptoms in young adulthood",
abstract = "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.",
author = "Maria Koschig and Ines Conrad and Klaus Berger and Baune, {Bernhard T} and Grabe, {Hans J} and Denis Gerstorf and Claudia Meinke-Franze and Henry V{\"o}lzke and Rafael Mikolajczyk and Michael Leitzmann and Julia Fricke and Thomas Keil and Lena Koch-Gallenkamp and Laura Perna and Nadia Obi and Alexander Pabst and Riedel-Heller, {Steffi G.}",
note = "Copyright {\textcopyright} 2023. Published by Elsevier B.V.",
year = "2023",
month = oct,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1016/j.jad.2023.06.027",
language = "English",
volume = "338",
pages = "373--379",
journal = "J AFFECT DISORDERS",
issn = "0165-0327",
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TY - JOUR

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

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