Exposure to socioeconomic adversity in early life and risk of depression at 18 years: The mediating role of locus of control.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies have linked exposure to early socioeconomic adversity to depression, but the mechanisms of this association are not well understood. Locus of control (LoC), an individual's control-related beliefs, has been implicated as a possible mechanism, however, longitudinal evidence to support this is lacking.

Methods

The study sample comprised 8803 participants from a UK cohort, the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC). Indicators of early socioeconomic adversity were collected from the antenatal period to 5 years and modelled as a latent factor. Depression was assessed using the Clinical Interview Schedule-Revised (CIS-R) at 18 years. LoC was assessed with the Nowicki-Strickland Internal-External (CNSIE) scale at 16 years.

Results</

SUBMITTER: Culpin I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4504028 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature