Relations between anxiety and depressive symptoms and personality traits

Kostić, Renata. (2006). Relations between anxiety and depressive symptoms and personality traits . Diploma Thesis. Filozofski fakultet u Zagrebu, Department of Psychology. [mentor Jokić-Begić, Nataša].

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Abstract

In previous studies there was inconsistent date about relation between anxiety symptoms and personality traits, and depression symptoms and personality traits. Some researchers question impact of high correlation between anxiety and depressive symptoms on relation between anxiety symptoms and personality traits and depression symptoms and personality traits. Thus, the aim of this study was to examine relations between anxiety and depressive symptoms and personality traits in adolescence. Data was collected from 707 pupils, age 12 -18, in two primary and two secondary schools in Zagreb. In this study girls had a higher level of anxiety symptoms and boys had higher levels of dominance and aggression. The results showed that younger adolescents are more extraverted, ambitious and had more anxiety symptoms and older adolescents are more dominant and aggressive. Higher level of depression symptoms had younger boys and older girls. Correlation analysis revealed positive correlation between anxiety symptoms and aggression and negative correlation between anxiety symptoms and domination, extraversion and ambitiousness but when depression symptoms were controlled there was only a positive correlation between anxiety symptoms and ambitiousness and negative correlation with dominance. Control of anxiety symptoms didn't effect the correlations between depression symptoms and personality traits. The study showed positive correlation between depression symptoms and aggression and negative correlations between depression symptoms and extraversion and ambitiousness. When anxiety symptoms were controlled the correlation between depression symptoms and dominance became statistically significant and positive. Study also revealed that highest level of depression symptoms was found in introverted and highly anxious and aggressive and highly anxious participants.

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