Dimensions of temperament and depressive symptoms: Replicating a three-way interaction

• Autores: Michael W. Vasey, Casaundra N. Harbaugh, Chistopher J. Lonigan, Beth M. Phillips, Benjamin L. Hankin, Lore Willem, Patricia Bijttebier
• Localización: Journal of Research in Personality, ISSN-e 1095-7251, Vol. 47, Nº. 6, 2013, págs. 908-921
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • High negative emotionality (NE), low positive emotionality (PE), and low self-regulatory capacity (i.e., effortful control or EC) are related to depressive symptoms and furthermore, may moderate one another�s relations to such symptoms. Indeed, preliminary evidence suggests they may operate in a three-way interaction (Dinovo & Vasey, 2011), but the replicability of that finding remains unknown. Therefore, we tested this NE × PE × EC interaction in association with depressive symptoms in 5 independent samples. This interaction was significant in 4 of the 5 samples and a combined sample and approached significance in the fifth sample. In contrast, the NE × PE × EC interaction was unrelated to general anxious symptoms and thus may be specific to symptoms of depression. Implications, directions for future research, and limitations are discussed.