Cognitive emotion regulation strategies and neuroticism in relation to depressive symptoms following burn injury: a longitudinal study with a 2-year follow-up

Cognitive emotion regulation strategies and neuroticism in relation to depressive symptoms following burn injury: a longitudinal study with a 2-year follow-up

Sustaining burns is considered a stressful life event that has the power to elicit depressive symptoms. This study aimed to identify predictors of depressive symptoms by investigating the role of demographic variables, the number of operations (burn severity), neuroticism, and cognitive emotion regu...

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Published in:Journal of behavioral medicine Vol. 37; no. 5; pp. 839 - 848
Main Authors: Van Loey, Nancy E., Oggel, Anne, Goemanne, Anne-Sofie, Braem, Leen, Vanbrabant, Leonard, Geenen, Rinie
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Boston Springer US 01-10-2014
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adult
Anxiety Disorders - etiology
Burns
Burns - psychology
Burns and scalds
Care and treatment
Cognition
Complications and side effects
Depression - etiology
Depression, Mental
Diagnosis
Emotional regulation
Emotions
Family Medicine
Female
Follow-Up Studies
General Practice
Health Psychology
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental depression
Neuroticism
Personality
Personality Tests
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychological aspects
Psychotherapy
Quality of life
Risk factors
Belgium
Netherlands
Neuroticism
Psychological
Latent growth analyses
Depression
Rumination
Burns
Quality of life
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Summary:Sustaining burns is considered a stressful life event that has the power to elicit depressive symptoms. This study aimed to identify predictors of depressive symptoms by investigating the role of demographic variables, the number of operations (burn severity), neuroticism, and cognitive emotion regulation styles as possible influencing factors. Data from 242 patients with burns were analyzed employing latent growth modeling. The level of depressive symptoms across the 2-year interval was associated with burn severity, higher levels of neuroticism and rumination, and lower levels of positive refocusing. Notably, rumination partly mediated the effect of neuroticism on the course of depressive symptoms. Correlational analysis suggested a specific effect of burn severity on rumination. The results indicate that screening for symptoms of depression, rumination, and neuroticism in burn patients is useful. Early interventions focusing on cognitive restructuring could assist in improving the cognitive emotional adaptation process following a burn event.
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ISSN:0160-7715
1573-3521
DOI:10.1007/s10865-013-9545-2