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Temperament and Character Associated With Depressive Symptoms in Women: Analysis of Two Genetically Informative Samples

Yuh, Jongil ; Neiderhiser, Jenae M. ; Lichtenstein, Paul ; Hansson, Kjell LU ; Cederblad, Marianne LU ; Elthammer, Olle and Reiss, David (2009) In Journal of Clinical Psychology 65(9). p.906-924
Abstract
Although previous research has explored associations between personality and depressive symptoms, a limited number of studies have assessed the extent to which genetic and environmental influences explain the association. This study investigated how temperament and character were associated with depressive symptoms in 131 pairs of twin and sibling women in early adulthood, as well as 326 pairs of twin women in middle adulthood. Results indicated that genetic influences accounted for a moderate to substantial percentage of the association between these personality features and depressive symptoms, emphasizing the role of genetic influences. Nonshared environmental influences made important contributions to the association between character... (More)
Although previous research has explored associations between personality and depressive symptoms, a limited number of studies have assessed the extent to which genetic and environmental influences explain the association. This study investigated how temperament and character were associated with depressive symptoms in 131 pairs of twin and sibling women in early adulthood, as well as 326 pairs of twin women in middle adulthood. Results indicated that genetic influences accounted for a moderate to substantial percentage of the association between these personality features and depressive symptoms, emphasizing the role of genetic influences. Nonshared environmental influences made important contributions to the association between character and depressive symptoms, particularly in the sample of middle-aged twin women. These findings suggest that unique social experiences and relationships with a partner in adulthood may play an important role in these associations between character and depressive symptoms. (C) 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol 65:906-924, 2009. (Less)
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Twin study, depressive symptoms, temperament, character, Family study
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Journal of Clinical Psychology
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65
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9
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906 - 924
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John Wiley & Sons Inc.
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0021-9762
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10.1002/jclp.20587
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English
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  author       = {{Yuh, Jongil and Neiderhiser, Jenae M. and Lichtenstein, Paul and Hansson, Kjell and Cederblad, Marianne and Elthammer, Olle and Reiss, David}},
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  keywords     = {{Twin study; depressive symptoms; temperament; character; Family study}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{9}},
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  publisher    = {{John Wiley & Sons Inc.}},
  series       = {{Journal of Clinical Psychology}},
  title        = {{Temperament and Character Associated With Depressive Symptoms in Women: Analysis of Two Genetically Informative Samples}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jclp.20587}},
  doi          = {{10.1002/jclp.20587}},
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