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Personality and gender-related differences in depression.

R M Hirschfeld, G L Klerman, P J Clayton

    Journal of Affective Disorders
    |December 1, 1984
    PubMed
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    This study investigated if personality traits explain higher depression rates in women. Findings suggest that personality differences between depressed women and controls are similar to those in men, refuting this hypothesis.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychiatry
    • Clinical Psychology
    • Behavioral Science

    Background:

    • Depression exhibits a higher prevalence in women compared to men.
    • Existing hypotheses suggest personality traits may contribute to this gender disparity.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To test the hypothesis that personality features predispose women to depression.
    • To compare personality differences between depressed females and males relative to controls.

    Main Methods:

    • Matched case-control study design.
    • Involved 70 recovered female and 32 recovered male nonbipolar depressed patients.
    • Compared personality difference scores (interpersonal dependency, learned helplessness) between patients and matched controls.

    Main Results:

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    • The magnitude of personality differences between patients and controls did not differ significantly between genders.
    • No evidence found that personality traits explain the higher prevalence of depression in women.

    Conclusions:

    • The hypothesis that women's personality traits predispose them to higher depression rates is not supported by this study.
    • Further research is needed to understand the factors contributing to gender differences in depression prevalence.