Depression and family arguments: disentangling reciprocal effects for women and men.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depression is a debilitating condition that affects the individual and the family.

Objective

This study sought to identify potential reciprocal influences between family arguments and depressive symptoms among clinically depressed patients over a 23-year span.

Methods

The present study employed a longitudinal, observational design with 424 depressed patients. Separate cross-lagged path models examined longitudinal associations for women and men over 23 years while adjusting for age, income, and marital and parental status.

Results

Among depressed men, more severe baseline depressive symptoms predicted more family arguments 10 years later. Among depressed women, more severe baseline depressive symptoms predicted fewer family arguments 1 year later, wh

SUBMITTER: Wong JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7456973 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature