Relations between personality and depressive symptoms: A multimeasure study of dependency, autonomy, and related constructs

摘要: Seventy-four patients seeking treatment for major depression completed four measures of dependent and autonomous personality two depressive symptomatology. Relationships among the were investigated by principal-components analysis, enabling systematic comparison their composition. between components symptom dimensions examined to clarify specific associations that have been proposed but inconsistently obtained in previous research. Neither dependency nor autonomy unitary constructs, alternative had substantial differences Some support specificity was obtained. Dependency distinctive with symptoms, correspondence equivalence scales cannot be assumed. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Clin Psychol 57: 953–961, 2001.