Positive attributes in elderly people with different degrees of depression: a study based on network analysis.
Sabrina Braga Dos SantosWagner de Lara MachadoLiana Lisboa FernandezAnaluiza Camozatto de PáduaSofia HoffmannPrisla Ücker CalvettiBruno Luis SchaabCaroline Tozzi ReppoldPublished in: Psicologia, reflexao e critica : revista semestral do Departamento de Psicologia da UFRGS (2023)
Depression in different degrees is associated with a reduction in the scores of instruments that evaluate positive attributes. The constructs directly associated with depression are spiritual well-being, optimism, positive affect, and dispositional hope. The others had mediated relationship. These results may contribute to the planning of future interventions for the prevention of depression among the elderly.