Social and family support, emotional dysregulation and depression: Associations and pathways

ObjectiveEmotional dysregulation, family and social support are associated with depression. The present study aims to explore, by path analysis, relationships between these variables.MethodThe path analysis method was applied, and, additionally, comparisons of the means were made between participant...

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Authors: Tartaro, Gustavo Kastien, Baptista, Makilim Nunes, Raad, Alexandre José
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2024
Country:Brasil
Institution:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (PUC-CAMPINAS)
Repository:Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas)
Language:English
Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br:article/12479
Online Access:https://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/estpsi/article/view/12479
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Depression
Emotional regulation
Family support
Social support
Depressão
Regulação emocional
Apoio familiar
Apoio social
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Summary:ObjectiveEmotional dysregulation, family and social support are associated with depression. The present study aims to explore, by path analysis, relationships between these variables.MethodThe path analysis method was applied, and, additionally, comparisons of the means were made between participants with and without a diagnosis of depression and suicide attempts. The sample consisted of 712 Brazilians (M = 23.8; SD = 8.13), 66.7% of whom were women.ResultsThe results show a correlation between both types of support for emotional dysregulation and depression. Emotional dysregulation was found to be an associated variable in depression. Positive correlations were observed between emotional dysregulation and depression. Both were negatively correlated with family and social support.ConclusionPeople with a diagnosis and previous suicide attempts had higher averages in emotional dysregulation and depression, and lower averages in family and social support.