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Depression mediates the relationship between social performance impairment and hostility.
- Source :
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Personality & Individual Differences . Oct2015, Vol. 85, p165-171. 7p. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- The goal of this study was to test depressive symptoms as a mediator between social difficulties and hostility in young adults. Hostility is often a reaction to both intrinsic and extrinsic factors; therefore a greater understanding of contributing factors is needed, especially among emerging adults. College students ( n = 608; 408 females, 200 males) self-reported on social difficulties, depression, and hostility. Via exploratory factor analyses, two latent constructs related to social difficulty were identified: social performance and social motivation. Using structural equation modeling, the direct effects found that poor social performance was significantly positively associated with BPAQ Total ( β = .44, p < .01). Social motivation was not associated with BPAQ Total ( β = −.07, p = .21). Further, depression scores were found to partially mediate the relationship between social performance deficits ( β = .34, p < .01; 95% CI = .05–.16), but not social motivation ( β = −.06, p > .05; 95% CI = −.04 to .04), and overall aggression. Results are discussed in terms of the influence of negative affect and impaired emotion regulatory processes on hostility as a consequence of social performance deficits. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01918869
- Volume :
- 85
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Personality & Individual Differences
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 103427347
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2015.05.003