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D M Fergusson, L J Horwood, J M Lawton.
Abstract
A structural equation model designed to estimate the reciprocal associations which may exist between mental state and personality trait variables is presented. This model is applied to measures of neuroticism and depression obtained for a sample of over 1000 women studied over a two year period. The fitted model suggests that while measures of neuroticism are contaminated by the effects of short term mental state on the reporting of personality, there is still a fairly substantial relationship between trait neuroticism (corrected for the effects of mental state contamination) and reports of depressive symptoms.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2512644 DOI: 10.1007/bf01788029
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol ISSN: 0933-7954 Impact factor: 4.328