Mediation effects of subjective social status and personality traits between childhood nurturing experiences and depressive symptoms in adult volunteers
Abstract Aim Various risk factors, such as childhood nurturing experiences and subjective social status, have been identified to be involved in the onset of depression. However, the mechanism of depression is not yet fully understood. In this study, we hypothesized that nurturing experienced in chil...
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| author | Yuki Nakagawa Miki Ono Chihiro Morishita Mina Honyashiki Yu Tamada Yota Fujimura Shinji Higashi Naoki Hashimoto Takeshi Inoue Jiro Masuya |
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| description | Abstract Aim Various risk factors, such as childhood nurturing experiences and subjective social status, have been identified to be involved in the onset of depression. However, the mechanism of depression is not yet fully understood. In this study, we hypothesized that nurturing experienced in childhood affects subjective social status and current personality traits, which in turn influence depressive symptoms in adulthood, and verified this hypothesis through structural equation modeling. Methods A questionnaire survey was conducted on 404 adults. Multiple regression analysis and structural equation modeling were conducted using demographic information and scores for the Patient Health Questionnaire‐9, Parental Bonding Instrument, and NEO Five‐Factor Inventory. Results Subjective social status was found to mediate the association between nurturing experiences and neuroticism (0.029 for Overprotection and –0.034 for Care). On the other hand, neuroticism was found to mediate the association between subjective social status and depressive symptoms (–0.097 in Care model and –0.103 in Overprotection model), as well as the association between nurturing experiences and depressive symptoms (0.144 for Overprotection and –0.134 for Care). Furthermore, it was also shown that complex paths, in which the association of nurturing experiences with depressive symptoms was mediated by two factors, namely, subjective social status and neuroticism, were statistically significant as indirect effects (0.016 for Overprotection and –0.018 for Care). Conclusion In this study, we clarified that nurturing experienced in childhood affects neuroticism in adulthood, which is mediated by subjective social status, and furthermore, the effects of nurturing on neuroticism lead to varying levels of depressive symptoms in adulthood. The mediation effects demonstrated in the present study may contribute towards unraveling the causes of depression and developing effective treatments for depressive symptoms. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5219ddbda3c248d7967001c67a8fca4f2025-01-03T11:15:26ZengWileyPCN Reports2769-25582024-12-0134n/an/a10.1002/pcn5.70031Mediation effects of subjective social status and personality traits between childhood nurturing experiences and depressive symptoms in adult volunteersYuki Nakagawa0Miki Ono1Chihiro Morishita2Mina Honyashiki3Yu Tamada4Yota Fujimura5Shinji Higashi6Naoki Hashimoto7Takeshi Inoue8Jiro Masuya9Department of Psychiatry Tokyo Medical University Tokyo JapanDepartment of Psychiatry Tokyo Medical University Tokyo JapanDepartment of Psychiatry Tokyo Medical University Tokyo JapanDepartment of Psychiatry Tokyo Medical University Tokyo JapanDepartment of Psychiatry Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center Tokyo JapanDepartment of Psychiatry Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center Tokyo JapanDepartment of Psychiatry Tokyo Medical University Ibaraki Medical Center Ibaraki JapanDepartment of Psychiatry Hokkaido University Hokkaido JapanDepartment of Psychiatry Tokyo Medical University Tokyo JapanDepartment of Psychiatry Tokyo Medical University Tokyo JapanAbstract Aim Various risk factors, such as childhood nurturing experiences and subjective social status, have been identified to be involved in the onset of depression. However, the mechanism of depression is not yet fully understood. In this study, we hypothesized that nurturing experienced in childhood affects subjective social status and current personality traits, which in turn influence depressive symptoms in adulthood, and verified this hypothesis through structural equation modeling. Methods A questionnaire survey was conducted on 404 adults. Multiple regression analysis and structural equation modeling were conducted using demographic information and scores for the Patient Health Questionnaire‐9, Parental Bonding Instrument, and NEO Five‐Factor Inventory. Results Subjective social status was found to mediate the association between nurturing experiences and neuroticism (0.029 for Overprotection and –0.034 for Care). On the other hand, neuroticism was found to mediate the association between subjective social status and depressive symptoms (–0.097 in Care model and –0.103 in Overprotection model), as well as the association between nurturing experiences and depressive symptoms (0.144 for Overprotection and –0.134 for Care). Furthermore, it was also shown that complex paths, in which the association of nurturing experiences with depressive symptoms was mediated by two factors, namely, subjective social status and neuroticism, were statistically significant as indirect effects (0.016 for Overprotection and –0.018 for Care). Conclusion In this study, we clarified that nurturing experienced in childhood affects neuroticism in adulthood, which is mediated by subjective social status, and furthermore, the effects of nurturing on neuroticism lead to varying levels of depressive symptoms in adulthood. The mediation effects demonstrated in the present study may contribute towards unraveling the causes of depression and developing effective treatments for depressive symptoms.https://doi.org/10.1002/pcn5.70031depressive symptomsfive‐factor model of personalitynurturing experience in childhoodstructural equation modelingsubjective social status |
| spellingShingle | Yuki Nakagawa Miki Ono Chihiro Morishita Mina Honyashiki Yu Tamada Yota Fujimura Shinji Higashi Naoki Hashimoto Takeshi Inoue Jiro Masuya Mediation effects of subjective social status and personality traits between childhood nurturing experiences and depressive symptoms in adult volunteers PCN Reports depressive symptoms five‐factor model of personality nurturing experience in childhood structural equation modeling subjective social status |
| title | Mediation effects of subjective social status and personality traits between childhood nurturing experiences and depressive symptoms in adult volunteers |
| title_full | Mediation effects of subjective social status and personality traits between childhood nurturing experiences and depressive symptoms in adult volunteers |
| title_fullStr | Mediation effects of subjective social status and personality traits between childhood nurturing experiences and depressive symptoms in adult volunteers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mediation effects of subjective social status and personality traits between childhood nurturing experiences and depressive symptoms in adult volunteers |
| title_short | Mediation effects of subjective social status and personality traits between childhood nurturing experiences and depressive symptoms in adult volunteers |
| title_sort | mediation effects of subjective social status and personality traits between childhood nurturing experiences and depressive symptoms in adult volunteers |
| topic | depressive symptoms five‐factor model of personality nurturing experience in childhood structural equation modeling subjective social status |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/pcn5.70031 |
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