Citation

Duberstein PR, Conner KR, Conwell Y, Cox C. J. Pers. Assess. 2001; 77(2): 380-390.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, Society for Personality Assessment, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1207/S15327752JPA7702_16

PMID

11693865

Abstract

In this study we examined the relationship between scores on the Beck Hopelessness Scale and the personality traits that constitute the Five-Factor Model in a sample of 77 depressed inpatients, 50 years of age and older. Multiple regression analyses showed that Hopelessness is related to low Extraversion domain scores, and to specific facets of both Extraversion (low positive emotions) and Neuroticism (low self-consciousness, high impulsiveness). Efforts to tie Hopelessness with the motivational, affective, and interpersonal constructs subsumed under Extraversion are warranted.

Language: en

Keywords

Affective Symptoms; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Depressive Disorder, Major; Extraversion, Psychological; Female; Humans; Inpatients; Male; Middle Aged; Models, Psychological; Motivation; Personality; Personality Inventory; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Regression Analysis; Suicide, Attempted