Scholarlink

<p> Given the burden of depression and anxiety, it is crucial to investigate the factors that may play a role in emergence and maintenance of the symptoms. Death anxiety has been proposed as a transdiagnostic factor and empirical data suggests an intricate relationship between death anxiety and psychopathology. While the role of neuroticism in disorders such as depression and anxiety is well established, this paper sought to investigate the role death anxiety plays in the relationship between neuroticism and symptoms of depression and anxiety, hypothesizing a mediation effect. 482 participants completed death anxiety, depression, anxiety and neuroticism measures. Results confirmed a mediation effect in the case of anxiety symptoms, but not in the case of depression symptoms. However, the mediation effect was partial and small. Future studies need to include clinical samples and employ longitudinal designs to test for causality. </p>

错误：搜索内容不能为空，请输入英文关键词
错误：关键词超出字数限制，请精简
高级检索

Exploring the link between neuroticism, depression and anxiety: the mediating role of death anxiety

  • 期刊论文

  • 出版模式：

    开放获取

  • 发表日期：

    2026年1月10日

查看全文
  • Elisa P. Dumitru,
  • Roxana A. I. Cardoș,
  • Daniel O. David

摘要

Given the burden of depression and anxiety, it is crucial to investigate the factors that may play a role in emergence and maintenance of the symptoms. Death anxiety has been proposed as a transdiagnostic factor and empirical data suggests an intricate relationship between death anxiety and psychopathology. While the role of neuroticism in disorders such as depression and anxiety is well established, this paper sought to investigate the role death anxiety plays in the relationship between neuroticism and symptoms of depression and anxiety, hypothesizing a mediation effect. 482 participants completed death anxiety, depression, anxiety and neuroticism measures. Results confirmed a mediation effect in the case of anxiety symptoms, but not in the case of depression symptoms. However, the mediation effect was partial and small. Future studies need to include clinical samples and employ longitudinal designs to test for causality.