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Personality as a predictor of depression among the elderly
Author(s)	John Monopoli, Frank Vaccaro, Edwin Christmann
Journal title	Clinical Gerontologist, vol 21, no 3, 2000
Pages	pp 65-72
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Personality ; Depression ; Evaluation ; Retirement communities ; Living in the community ; United States of America.
Annotation	This study examined the relationship of depression to the sixteen scales constituting the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PF) by samples of older people in retirement communities and private residences. Scale two of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) served as measures of depression in the prediction of 16PF scores. From the 102 participants in the investigation, a multiple regression analysis indicated that depression scores were negatively related to Factor C (ego, strength), Factor E (dominance), Factor F (impulsivity), Factor H (boldness) and Factor Q3 (ability to bind anxiety). Results were interpreted as indicating that geriatric depression could be best conceptualised as a depressive somatic phenomenon, the onset, severity and longevity of which depended on three distinct factors: personality predispositions, health factors, and demographic factors. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-001121206 A
Classmark	DK: ENR: 4C: ROA: K4: 7T
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