Bidirectional relations of religious orientation and depressive symptoms in adolescents: A short-term longitudinal study.

Background: Little epidemiological research has investigated the associations of air pollutant exposure over various time windows with older adults' symptoms of depression. This study aimed to analyze the relationships of long- and short-term ambient air pollution exposure (to coarse particulate matter, O3, SO2, CO, and NOx) with depressive symptoms in a sample of community-dwelling older adults.Methods: A sample of older adults (n = 1,956) was recruited from a nationally representative multiple-wave study (Taiwan Longitudinal Study on Aging). Between 1996 and 2007, four waves of surveys investigated depressive symptoms by using the 10-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression questionnaire. We approximated air pollutant concentrations from 1995 to 2007 by using daily concentration data for five air pollutants at air quality monitoring stations in the administrative zone of participants' residences. after adjusting for covariates, we applied generalized linear mixed models to analyze associations for different exposure windows (7-, 14-, 21-, 30-, 60-, 90-, and 180-day and 1-year moving averages).Results: In a one-pollutant model, long- and short-term exposure to CO and NOx was associated with heightened risks of depressive symptoms; the odds ratio and corresponding 95% confidence interval for each interquartile range (IQR) increment in CO at 7-, 14-, 21-, 30-, 60-, 90-, and 180-day and 1-year moving averages were 1.232 (1.116, 1.361), 1.237 (1.136, 1.348), 1.216 (1.128, 1.311), 1.231 (1.133, 1.338), 1.224 (1.124, 1.332), 1.192 (1.106, 1.285), 1.228 (1.122, 1.344), and 1.180 (1.102, 1.265), respectively. Those for each IQR increment in NOx were 1.312 (1.158, 1.488), 1.274 (1.162, 1.398), 1.295 (1.178, 1.432), 1.310 (1.186, 1.447), 1.345 (1.209, 1.496), 1.348 (1.210, 1.501), 1.324 (1.192, 1.471), and 1.219 (1.130, 1.314), respectively. The exposure to PM10, O3, and SO2 over various windows were not significant. In the two-pollutant model, only the associations of NOx exposure with depressive symptoms remained robust after adjustment for any other pollutant.Conclusions: Exposure to traffic-associated air pollutants could increase depression risks among older adults.

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The existential model of perfectionism and depressive symptoms: A short-term, four-wave longitudinal study.

Journal of Counseling Psychology ◽

10.1037/a0020667 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 57 (4) ◽

pp. 423-438 ◽

Cited By ~ 41

Author(s):

Aislin R. Graham ◽

Simon B. Sherry ◽

Sherry H. Stewart ◽

Dayna L. Sherry ◽

Daniel S. McGrath ◽

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Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Longitudinal Study ◽

Short Term

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Maternal Depression, Parenting, and Youth Depressive Symptoms: Mediation and Moderation in a Short-Term Longitudinal Study

Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology ◽

10.1080/15374416.2014.971456 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 45 (3) ◽

pp. 279-290 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Thomas M. Olino ◽

Dana L. McMakin ◽

Terri A. Nicely ◽

Erika E. Forbes ◽

Ronald E. Dahl ◽

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Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Longitudinal Study ◽

Maternal Depression ◽

Short Term ◽

Youth Depressive Symptoms ◽

Mediation And Moderation

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Religious Characteristics, Spirituality, and Depressive Symptoms Among 10th- to 12th-Graders Living in a Buddhist or Daoist Culture: A Short-Term Longitudinal Study

International Journal for the Psychology of Religion ◽

10.1080/10508619.2015.1097806 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 27 (1) ◽

pp. 14-25 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Hao-Jan Yang ◽

Chien-Lin Mao ◽

Chia-Yi Wei ◽

Sheng-Shiung Huang

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Longitudinal Study ◽

Short Term

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Depressive symptoms are a vulnerability factor for heavy episodic drinking: A short-term, four-wave longitudinal study of undergraduate women

Addictive Behaviors ◽

10.1016/j.addbeh.2012.11.008 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 38 (5) ◽

pp. 2180-2186 ◽

Cited By ~ 34

Author(s):

Aislin R. Mushquash ◽

Sherry H. Stewart ◽

Simon B. Sherry ◽

Dayna L. Sherry ◽

Christopher J. Mushquash ◽

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Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Longitudinal Study ◽

Heavy Episodic Drinking ◽

Short Term ◽

Vulnerability Factor ◽

Undergraduate Women

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Popularity Among Peer Role Models: A Moderator of Peer Victimization and Depressive Symptoms

The Journal of Early Adolescence ◽

10.1177/0272431619837376 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 40 (2) ◽

pp. 273-299

Author(s):

Tana Luo ◽

David Schwartz ◽

Sarah Malamut ◽

Luiza V. Mali ◽

Alexandra C. Ross ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Middle School ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Longitudinal Study ◽

Peer Victimization ◽

Role Models ◽

Ethnically Diverse ◽

Self Report ◽

Emotional Impact ◽

Short Term ◽

Peer Nomination

This short-term, longitudinal study examines evidence that the level of popularity among adolescents’ peer role models exacerbates the emotional impact of mistreatment by peers. We recruited 469 adolescents (255 boys, 214 girls; [Formula: see text] age = 12.7 years) from an ethnically diverse middle school and followed these youth for a 1-year period. We collected identical measurement batteries in two consecutive waves. Participants completed a self-report assessment of depressive symptoms, as well as a peer-nomination inventory identifying victimized and popular classmates. The inventory also included items asking adolescents to identify peers they want to be like, respect, and admire. High popularity levels among peer role models were associated with intensified associations between peer victimization and depressive symptoms. However, these findings held only for boys. Taken together, these results suggest that victimization by peers is most detrimental for adolescent boys who seek to identify with their more socially dominant classmates.

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Cathartic Effect of Suicide Attempts Not Limited to Depression

Crisis ◽

10.1027//0227-5910.24.2.73 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 24 (2) ◽

pp. 73-78 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

Yves Sarfati ◽

Blandine Bouchaud ◽

Marie-Christine Hardy-Baylé

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Personality Traits ◽

Rating Scales ◽

Suicide Attempts ◽

World Health ◽

Life Questionnaire ◽

Short Term

Summary: The cathartic effect of suicide is traditionally defined as the existence of a rapid, significant, and spontaneous decrease in the depressive symptoms of suicide attempters after the act. This study was designed to investigate short-term variations, following a suicide attempt by self-poisoning, of a number of other variables identified as suicidal risk factors: hopelessness, impulsivity, personality traits, and quality of life. Patients hospitalized less than 24 hours after a deliberate (moderate) overdose were presented with the Montgomery-Asberg Depression and Impulsivity Rating Scales, Hopelessness scale, MMPI and World Health Organization's Quality of Life questionnaire (abbreviated versions). They were also asked to complete the same scales and questionnaires 8 days after discharge. The study involved 39 patients, the average interval between initial and follow-up assessment being 13.5 days. All the scores improved significantly, with the exception of quality of life and three out of the eight personality traits. This finding emphasizes the fact that improvement is not limited to depressive symptoms and enables us to identify the relative importance of each studied variable as a risk factor for attempted suicide. The limitations of the study are discussed as well as in particular the nongeneralizability of the sample and setting.

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