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Depressive Symptoms and Career-Related Goal Appraisals: Genetic and Environmental Correlations and Interactions.
- Source :
- Twin Research & Human Genetics; Aug2014, Vol. 17 Issue 4, p236-243, 8p, 5 Charts, 1 Graph
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- In order to further understand why depressive symptoms are associated with negative goal appraisals, the present study examined the genetic and environmental correlations and interactions between depressive symptoms and career-related goal appraisals. A total of 1,240 Finnish twins aged 21–26 years completed a questionnaire containing items on the appraisal of their career goals along five dimensions: importance, progress, effort, strain, and self-efficacy. In the same questionnaire, the 10-item General Behavior Inventory assessed depressive symptoms. Structural equation modeling was used to evaluate the genetic and environmental correlations and gene–environment interactions between the career-goal appraisals and depressive symptoms. Associations were identified, and were attributed to environmental factors. Of the career-related goal appraisals, the shared environmental component was of a higher magnitude for the dimension of strain among the depressed compared with non-depressed subjects. The results indicate that the interplay between depressive symptoms and negative career-related goal appraisals is significantly affected by environmental factors, and thus possibly susceptible to targeted interventions. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 18324274
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Twin Research & Human Genetics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 97111800
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/thg.2014.33