Whereas these and other trait combinations were prospectively associated with major depression, only three styles, the undercontrolled (N+C−), reluctant scholars (O−C−), and well-intentioned (A+C−), were associated with minor depression. These findings raise the possibility that personality styles may be less important in the etiology of minor depression, even while the individual domains of Neuroticism and Conscientiousness are just as central to minor as major depression.
