Big-five personality traits and depression: chain mediation of self-efficacy and walking

作者：Han Cai, Hongtao Song, Yating Yang, Zihe Xiao, Xianlong Zhang, Feng Jiang, Huanzhong Liu, Yi‐lang Tang · 发表于：Frontiers in Psychiatry · 年份：2024 · DOI：10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1460888 · 被引用次数：18 · 研究领域：Personality Disorders and Psychopathology、Personality Traits and Psychology、Cardiac Health and Mental Health

Background: Depression is a major global public health concern, with research indicating a correlation between personality traits and depression. This study aimed to explore the potential mediating roles of self-efficacy and walking in the relationship between personality traits and depression among Chinese residents. Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted from July 10 to September 15, 2021, involving 11,031 Chinese residents across 23 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, and 4 municipalities Participants provided data on demographics, personality traits (using the Ten-Item Personality Inventory), self-efficacy (using the New General Self-Efficacy Scale), chronic disease self-management (using the Chronic Disease Self-Management Study Measures), and depression (using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9). After screening, data from 8,499 participants were analyzed. Sequential mediation models were employed, with the Big Five personality traits as predictors, depression as the outcome, and self-efficacy and walking as the mediators. Results: Extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and emotional stability were negatively correlated with depression, with self-efficacy and walking as positive mediators in these relationships. Conversely, openness was positively associated with depression, and the self-efficacy-walking chain did not mediate this relationship but rather masked the effect of openness on depression. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that self...