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Actions taken to cope with depressed mood
— the role of personality traits | | Author(s) | Pim Cuijpers, Bas Steunenberg, Annemieke Van Straten |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 11, no 4, July 2007 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis, July 2007 |
| Pages | pp 457-463 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Depression ; Personality ; Activities of older people ; Recreation ; Residents [care homes] ; Care homes ; Evaluation ; Netherlands. |
| Annotation | It is still largely unknown which actions people take to improve their mood when they feel they are getting depressed. The authors use the 5-factor model of personality to explore coping actions in a population of older people in residential care in relation to personality traits. 350 non-cognitively impaired inhabitants of residential homes in the Netherlands participated in this study (mean age 85). They indicated which of 22 actions to cope with depression they had used in the past 3 months, and which of these they had considered to be helpful in reducing depression. Other measures included the NEO-PFI, CES-D and MINI. Almost 60% of all subjects had used one or more actions to reduce depression in the previous 3 months, and almost 90% considered one or more actions to be helpful in reducing depression. Those scoring high on neuroticism had used more coping actions, including relaxing, eating chocolate, praying, seeking professional help, engaging in more pleasurable activities, and talking to friends and relatives. Those scoring high on openness considered many of the actions to be helpful. The authors conclude that actions taking to cope with depression and their helpfulness differ considerably for subjects with differing personality traits. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-081124227 A |
| Classmark | ENR: DK: G: H: KX: KW: 4C: 76H |
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