Self-efficacy as a mediator between stressful life events and depressive symptoms

2000 ◽  
Vol 176 (4) ◽  
pp. 373-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul K. Maciejewski ◽  
Holly G. Prigerson ◽  
Carolyn M. Mazure
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression ◽  
Path Analyses ◽  
Confounding Variables ◽  
Significant Negative Impact

BackgroundSelf-efficacy, a characteristic that is protective against depressive symptoms, may be undermined by stressful life events.AimsTo estimate the effects of stressful life events on self-efficacy, and to examine self-efficacy as a mediator of the effect of stressful life events on symptoms of depression.MethodUsing a sample of 2858 respondents from the longitudinal Americans' Changing Lives study, path analyses were used to evaluate interrelationships between self-efficacy, life events and symptoms of depression controlling for a variety of potentially confounding variables. Separate models were estimated for those with and without prior depression.ResultsFor those with prior depression, dependent life events had a significant, negative impact on self-efficacy. For those without prior depression, life events had no effect on self-efficacy.ConclusionsFor those with prior depression, self-efficacy mediates approximately 40% of the effect of dependent stressful life events on symptoms of depression.

scholarly journals African American Children's Depressive Symptoms: The Prospective Effects of Neighborhood Disorder, Stressful Life Events, and Parenting

2007 ◽  
Vol 39 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 163-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Misaki N. Natsuaki ◽  
Xiaojia Ge ◽  
Gene H. Brody ◽  
Ronald L. Simons ◽  
Frederick X. Gibbons ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
Neighborhood Disorder

Trajectories of stressful life events and depressive symptoms during adolescence.

1994 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 467-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaojia Ge ◽  
Frederick O. Lorenz ◽  
Rand D. Conger ◽  
Glen H. Elder ◽  
et al
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life

scholarly journals Psychological Distress and Stressful Life Events in Pediatric Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 189-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Wager ◽  
Hannah Brehmer ◽  
Gerrit Hirschfeld ◽  
Boris Zernikow
Keyword(s):  
Abdominal Pain ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Pain Treatment ◽  
Pain Syndrome ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
Primary Headaches ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Functional Abdominal Pain ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression

BACKGROUND: There is little knowledge regarding the association between psychological factors and complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) in children. Specifically, it is not known which factors precipitate CRPS and which result from the ongoing painful disease.OBJECTIVES: To examine symptoms of depression and anxiety as well as the experience of stressful life events in children with CRPS compared with children with chronic primary headaches and functional abdominal pain.METHODS: A retrospective chart study examined children with CRPS (n=37) who received intensive inpatient pain treatment between 2004 and 2010. They were compared with two control groups (chronic primary headaches and functional abdominal pain; each n=37), who also received intensive inpatient pain treatment. Control groups were matched with the CRPS group with regard to admission date, age and sex. Groups were compared on symptoms of depression and anxiety as well as stressful life events.RESULTS: Children with CRPS reported lower anxiety and depression scores compared with children with abdominal pain. A higher number of stressful life events before and after the onset of the pain condition was observed for children with CRPS.CONCLUSIONS: Children with CRPS are not particularly prone to symptoms of anxiety or depression. Importantly, children with CRPS experienced more stressful life events than children with chronic headaches or abdominal pain. Prospective long-term studies are needed to further explore the potential role of stressful life events in the etiology of CRPS.

Prospective data from the Women’s Health Initiative on depressive symptoms, stress, and inflammation

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 457-464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salene MW Jones ◽  
Julie Weitlauf ◽  
Suzanne C Danhauer ◽  
Lihong Qi ◽  
Oleg Zaslavsky ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Women's Health Initiative ◽  
Reactive Protein ◽  
Health Initiative ◽  
The Women’S Health Initiative

This study examined the longitudinal association of depressive symptoms and stressful life events with inflammation in the Women’s Health Initiative. Women aged 50 years and older ( N = 7477) completed questionnaires assessing depressive symptoms and stressful life events at baseline and 15 years later. Serum measures of C-reactive protein were collected at both assessments. In bivariate analyses, C-reactive protein predicted 15-year depressive symptoms and stressful life events ( ps < .03) and baseline depressive symptoms and stressful life events predicted later C-reactive protein ( ps < .03). These longitudinal relationships were not maintained in multivariate adjusted analyses. Combined with previous research, this suggests the relationship between depression, stressful life events and inflammation attenuates with time.

Neuroticism, social network, stressful life events: Association with mood disorders, depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation in a community sample of women

2015 ◽  
Vol 226 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Mandelli ◽  
Finiki A. Nearchou ◽  
Chrysostomos Vaiopoulos ◽  
Costas N. Stefanis ◽  
Silia Vitoratou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Mood Disorders ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Stressful Life
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