Artículo
Transdiagnostic model of psychological factors and sex differences in depression in a large sample of Ecuador
Título alternativo | Modelo transdiagnóstico de factores psicológicos y diferencias según el sexo para depresión en una gran muestra de Ecuador |
Autor/es | Ruisoto Palomera, Pablo
López Guerra, Víctor Manuel López Núñez, Carla Sánchez Puertas, Rafael Paladines Costa, María Belén Pineda-Cabrera, Nairoby Jackeline |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Personalidad, Evaluación y Tratamiento Psicológicos |
Fecha de publicación | 2022 |
Fecha de depósito | 2022-08-23 |
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Resumen | Background/Objective: Depression represents a leading cause of disability and a major contributor to the overall global burden of disease with women systematically reporting a higher prevalence than men. This study aimed ... Background/Objective: Depression represents a leading cause of disability and a major contributor to the overall global burden of disease with women systematically reporting a higher prevalence than men. This study aimed to examine the predictive value and relation of three transdiagnostic psychological factors (perceived stress, psychological inflexibility and loneliness) on depression and its sex differences for the general population in a large sample of Ecuador. Method: A non-probabilistic and non-clinical sample of 16.074 people from across Ecuador were online surveyed using a cross-sectional design. The structural equation model was based on scores from standardized questionnaires as measures of depression, psychological perceived stress, psychological inflexibility, and loneliness. Results: Women reported significantly higher levels of depression, mediated by differences in perceived stress, psychological inflexibility and loneliness. Perceived stress was the most important predictor of depression and mediated the effect of loneliness on depression. Complementarily, psychological inflexibility partially mediated the effect of perceived stress and loneliness on depression. The overall model accounted for the 78% of the total variance in depression. Conclusions: Results of this study provide a novel and robust transdiagnostic model of sex differences on depression and insights on how to design effective programs for preventing depression targeting modifiable transdiagnostic risk factors. |
Identificador del proyecto | PROY-INV-PSI20202781 |
Cita | Ruisoto Palomera, P., López Guerra, V.M., López Núñez, C., Sánchez Puertas, R., Paladines Costa, M.B. y Pineda-Cabrera, N.J. (2022). Transdiagnostic model of psychological factors and sex differences in depression in a large sample of Ecuador. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 22 (31), Article 100322. |
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