The role of temperament traits as predictors of depressive symptoms and resilience in adolescents |
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| Affiliation: | 1. University of Zurich, Switzerland;2. Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland;1. Singapore Management University, Singapore;2. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore;1. Institute of Psychology, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Germany;2. Department of Psychology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany |
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| Abstract: | From the initial sample of 956 adolescents from the Basque Country (Spain), 790 (Mage = 14.56, 49.4% girls) completed at least two waves including Wave 1 (retention rate: 82.6%), analyzing temperament traits as longitudinal predictors of depression and resilience. Positive affectivity (PA) predicted decreased depression and increased resilience, while negative affectivity (NA) had the opposite effect, and effortful control (EC) predicted reduced depression. Results indicated that PA protects adolescents who are low in EC against depression. In contrast, high EC levels worsened the damaging effect of NA on depression. Resilience and depression were bidirectionally associated and mediated the effects of temperament traits. Findings highlight the need to consider the effect of the complex interplays between temperament traits on resilience and depression improvement. |
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| Keywords: | Temperament Personality Effortful control Extraversion Neuroticism Resilience Depressive symptom |
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