The Social Origins of Depression and the Role of Meaning

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
George W. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Depressive Disorder ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Depressive Disorders ◽  
Major Life Events ◽  
Major Life ◽  
Life Event ◽  
The Social ◽  
Role Based

This chapter discusses the role of social factors in ill health, with a particular focus on depression. Major life events increase the risk of most depressive disorders. In a longitudinal study carried out in the early 1980s of 400 mothers in Islington, 1 in 10 developed a depressive disorder within a year, and most of those had a severely threatening life event not long before. This chapter also summarises the three forms of meaning relevant for the aetiology of depression. First, the role-based meanings of severe events relate to traditional anthropological and sociological concerns. Second, the evolutionary-derived meanings show that the experience of humiliation following a severe event is critical in the development of depression. Finally, the memory-linked emotional schemas influence a person's vulnerability to events.

The Comparability of Event-Related and General Social Support

2011 ◽  
pp. 339-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentina Hlebec ◽  
Maja Mrzel ◽  
Tina Kogovšek
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Response Format ◽  
Major Life Events ◽  
Major Life ◽  
The Social ◽  
Related Approach ◽  
Relation Approach

Some studies (e.g., Kogovšek & Hlebec, 2008, 2009) have shown that the name generator and the role relation approaches to measuring social networks are to some extent comparable, but less so the name generator and the event-related approaches (Hlebec, Mrzel, & Kogovšek, 2009). In this chapter, the composition of the social support network assessed by both the general social support approach and the event-related approach (support during 15 major life events) is analyzed and compared. In both cases, the role relation approach is used. In addition, in both approaches a more elaborate (16 possible categories ranging from partner, mother, father, friend to no one) and a more simple (6 possible categories ranging from family member, friend, neighbor to no one) response format is applied and compared. The aim of the chapter is to establish, in a controlled quasi-experiment setting, whether the different approaches (i.e. the general social support and the event-related approach) produce similar social networks regardless of the response format (long vs. short).

Coping with major life events: the role of spirituality and self-transformation

2009 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 257-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Les Lancaster ◽  
Jason Timothy Palframan
Keyword(s):  
Life Events ◽  
Major Life Events ◽  
Major Life

scholarly journals De rol van grote levensgebeurtenissen bij langer doorwerken

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 22-38
Author(s):  
Karen Pak
Keyword(s):  
Life Events ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Job Resources ◽  
Job Fit ◽  
Major Life Events ◽  
Major Life ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Private Lives ◽  
Working Lives

SUMMARY Due to demographic trends organizations are challenged to extend the working lives of their employees. Therefore, research in to the extension of working lives is increasing. However, there are few empirical studies that study the role of major life events in this process. The goal of this article is to examine through which process major life events can influence the ability, motivation, and opportunity to continue working. To meet this goal 33 employees were interviewed. This article shows that major life events can have a major impact on the ability, motivation, and opportunity to continue working. Major life events can cause changes in the resources and demands that an individual faces. When these fluctuations lead to changes in person-job fit the ability, motivation, and opportunity to continue working are influenced. Employees who experience major life events in their private lives find it important to have access to accommodative practices, whereas employees who experience major life events at work find it important to have access to developmental and utilization practices. It is always important that employees who experience major life events receive sufficient job resources such as the support of colleagues and the supervisor, regardless of the type of life event that they experience.

The timing of major life events: Effects of departing from the social clock

1989 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen S. Rook ◽  
Ralph Catalano ◽  
David Dooley
Keyword(s):  
Life Events ◽  
Major Life Events ◽  
Major Life ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Clock

Studying Changes in Life Circumstances and Personality: It's about Time

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 256-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maike Luhmann ◽  
Ulrich Orth ◽  
Jule Specht ◽  
Christian Kandler ◽  
Richard E. Lucas
Keyword(s):  
Life Events ◽  
Time Course ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Personality Development ◽  
Major Life Events ◽  
Major Life ◽  
Personality Psychology ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Life Circumstances

Most theories of personality development posit that changes in life circumstances (e.g. due to major life events) can lead to changes in personality, but few studies have examined the exact time course of these changes. In this article, we argue that time needs to be considered explicitly in theories and empirical studies on personality development. We discuss six notions on the role of time in personality development. First, people can differ before the event. Second, change can be non–linear and discontinuous. Third, change can be reversible. Fourth, change can occur before the event. Fifth, control groups are needed to disentangle age–related and event–related changes. Sixth, we need to move beyond examining single major life events and study the effects of non–normative events, non–events, multiple events, and minor events on personality. We conclude by summarizing the methodological and theoretical implications of these notions. Copyright © 2014 European Association of Personality Psychology

scholarly journals A Longitudinal Study of the Dynamics of Giftedness

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2/1) ◽  
pp. 5-18
Author(s):  
Diana B. Bogoyavlenskaya
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Major Life Events ◽  
Major Life ◽  
Field Technique ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Mathematical School ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
The Third ◽  
Third Stage

Introduction. The paper presents a longitudinal study nearly a half-century long of the dynamics of giftedness from adolescence to maturity. Giftedness is an individual’s ability for creativity. The current study postulates that personal creative achievements can be predicted and that individuals’ ability to develop activities on their own initiative is the unit of such analysis of creativity. The concept of creativity is revealed through this ability as its mechanism. The ultimate forms of creativity are actions that lose the form of response. Methods. For the purpose of the study, the authors developed a Creative Field technique. This diagnostic tool has certain advantages over other existing tests, as it also measures intelligence according to the learnability criteria. The study was originated in 1970 with a sample comprised of 60 10th grade students of physico-mathematical school № 2 in Moscow. The second stage of the experiment took place in 1976. It employed the new Creative Field technique developed with the use of mathematical content. The third stage of the experiment was conducted during 2002–2003, at which point in time the sample was somewhat reduced due to inaccessibility of a portion of the original participants. The fourth stage of the study of the genesis of giftedness is currently underway (2018-2019). Results and Discussion. The study produced reliable measures of giftedness in adolescence and maturity and analyzed achievements in participants’ professional activities. These results create an objective framework for analyzing the role of the major life events and personality structure in the realization, and either development or regression of giftedness. The results of the experiments confirmed the relevance of the technique and the validity of the method itself. Students, who reached the highest levels of cognition in the experiment, also made significant discoveries in their professional activities. Conclusion. The main conclusions are as follows: (a) The method of Creative Field has predictive value. (b) The theory developed by authors is productive.

scholarly journals Stability and Change of Perceived Characteristics of Major Life Events

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Haehner ◽  
Sarah Kritzler ◽  
Ina Fassbender ◽  
Maike Luhmann
Keyword(s):  
Life Events ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Continuous Time ◽  
Rank Order ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Major Life Events ◽  
Major Life ◽  
Life Event ◽  
Stability And Change ◽  
The Stability

The occurrence of major life events is associated with changes in mental health, well-being, and personality. To better understand these effects, it is important to consider how individuals perceive major life events. Although theories such as Appraisal Theory and Affective Adaptation Theory suggest that event perceptions change over time and that these changes are relevant for personality and well-being, stability and change of the perceptions of major life events have not been systematically examined. The present paper aims to fill this gap using data from a longitudinal study (N = 619 at T1). In this study, participants rated nine characteristics of the same major life event up to five times within one year with the Event Characteristics Questionnaire. We estimated rank-order and mean-level stabilities as well as intraclass correlations of the nine life event characteristics with continuous time models. Furthermore, we computed continuous time models for the stability of affective well-being and the Big Five personality traits to generate benchmarks for the interpretation of the stability coefficients. Rank-order stabilities of the life event characteristics were lower than for the Big Five, but higher than for affective well-being. Furthermore, we found significant mean-level changes for the life event characteristics extraordinariness, change in world views and external control. Most of the variance in life event characteristics was explained by between-person differences. Future research should examine whether these changes in perceived event characteristics are associated with changes in other constructs and which factors contribute to the stability and change of perceived event characteristics.

scholarly journals The buffer role of psychological flexibility against the impact of major life events on depression symptoms

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soraia Fonseca ◽  
Inês A. Trindade ◽  
Ana Laura Mendes ◽  
Cláudia Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Life Events ◽  
Psychological Flexibility ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Major Life Events ◽  
Major Life ◽  
The Impact
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