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Neuroticism and depression: a moderated mediation model of secure peer attachment and blindness

Published in: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health
Volume 31 , issue 1 , 2019 , pages: 63–75

DOI: 10.2989/17280583.2019.1608829

Author(s): Aitao Lu Center for Studies of Psychological Application & School of Psychology, China , Meichao Zhang Center for Studies of Psychological Application & School of Psychology, China , Meirong Li Center for Studies of Psychological Application & School of Psychology, China , Ye Zhang Center for Studies of Psychological Application & School of Psychology, China , Jijia Zhang Department of Psychology & the Laboratory of the Department of Psychology, China

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Abstract

Background: Prior studies have shown strong pairwise relationships between neuroticism, peer attachment, and depression but very little was found on the questions of how neuroticism is associated with depression through secure peer attachment, and what role individual difference played in these relations (i.e., the moderating mechanism of being visually impaired or not).

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