AUTHOR=Zhao Hanfang , Shi Hong , Ren Zheng , He Minfu , Li Xiangrong , Li Yuyu , Pu Yajiao , Cui Li , Wang Shixun , Zhao Jieyu , Liu Hongjian , Zhang Xiumin 

TITLE=The Mediating Role of Extra-family Social Relationship Between Personality and Depressive Symptoms Among Chinese Adults

JOURNAL=International Journal of Public Health

VOLUME=67

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.ssph-journal.org/journals/international-journal-of-public-health/articles/10.3389/ijph.2022.1604797

DOI=10.3389/ijph.2022.1604797

ISSN=1661-8564

ABSTRACT=<p><bold>Objectives:</bold> This study aims to explore the associations of personality traits and extra-family social relationship with depressive symptoms among Chinese adults.</p><p><bold>Methods:</bold> A nationally representative sample of 29,810 adults aged 16 and above were selected from 2018 CFPS. Personality and depressive symptoms were measured using CBF-PI-15 and the CES-D8 scale. Extra-family social relationship was assessed through the self-rated evaluation. The multiple regression analysis and the PROCESS macro were used for the mediation analysis.</p><p><bold>Results:</bold> Extraversion (OR = 0.807, 95% CI = 0.773, 0.842), agreeableness (OR = 0.795, 95% CI = 0.756, 0.835) and extra-family social relationship (OR = 0.927, 95% CI = 0.913, 0.941) had negative associations with depressive symptoms. Extra-family social relationship could mediate between extraversion and depressive symptoms (Indirect effect = −0.049,95% CI = −0.060, −0.039) as well as agreeableness (Indirect effect = −0.056, 95% CI = −0.068, −0.046) and depressive symptoms. Comparing to females, the indirect effect accounts for a higher proportion of total effect in males.</p><p><bold>Conclusion:</bold> Extra-family social relationship might mediate the association between extraversion and depressive symptoms as well as agreeableness and depressive symptoms.</p>