Change in depressive symptoms in the Baltimore longitudinal study of aging

Adam Davey; Charles F. Halverson; Alan B. Zonderman; Paul T. Costa

doi:10.1093/geronb/59.6.P270

Change in depressive symptoms in the Baltimore longitudinal study of aging

Adam Davey, Charles F. Halverson, Alan B. Zonderman, Paul T. Costa

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Depressive symptoms have been represented in the research and clinical literature in terms of both an episodic phenomenon and as enduring individual differences. We investigated depressive symptoms longitudinally in a sample of older adults. Participants were 737 individuals (M_Age = 73 years initially, 39% women) in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging who provided biennial Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression data on up to five occasions over an 8-year period. We found both trait and state-residual variability, with symptoms increasing longitudinally on all subscales and accounting for an approximately 1-point increase per decade. Trait-like variability accounted for at least two thirds of the reliable variance. Interindividual differences were consistent over time, but occasion-specific variability diminished across occasions.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	P270-P277
Journal	Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
Volume	59
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/59.6.P270
State	Published - Nov 2004
Externally published	Yes

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