Emotion dysregulation mediates the relationship between lifetime cumulative adversity and depressive symptomatology.

ABSTRACT: Repeated exposure to stressful events across the lifespan, referred to as cumulative adversity, is a potent risk factor for depression. Research indicates that cumulative adversity detrimentally affects emotion regulation processes, which may represent a pathway linking cumulative adversity to vulnerability to depression. However, empirical evidence that emotion dysregulation mediates the relationship between cumulative adversity and depression is limited, particularly in adult populations. We examined the direct and indirect effects of cumulative adversity on depressive symptomatology in a large community sample of adults (n = 745) who were further characterized by risk status: never-depressed (n = 638) and "at-risk" remitted mood-disordered (n = 107). All participants completed the Cumul

SUBMITTER: Abravanel BT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4308421 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature