Is low positive emotionality a specific risk factor for depression? A meta-analysis of longitudinal studies.

ABSTRACT: Depression is well known to share a negative cross-sectional relationship with personality constructs defined by positive emotion (positive affect, extraversion, behavioral activation). These Positive Emotionality (PE) constructs have been proposed to represent stable temperamental risk factors for depression, not merely current mood state. These constructs have also been proposed to increase risk specifically for depression, relative to anxiety. We performed a meta-analysis of longitudinal studies to examine the relationship of PE to depression (59 effect sizes) and anxiety (26 effect sizes). In cross-sectional analyses, PE constructs were negatively associated with depression (r = -.34) and anxiety (r = -.24). PE constructs also prospectively predicted depression (r = -.26) and anxiety (

SUBMITTER: Khazanov GK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5110375 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature