Chunk #37 — CAUSAL LINKS BETWEEN NEUROTICISM AND ADVERSE OUTCOMES — Causal Links Between Neuroticism and Mental Disorders — 2. Neuroticism, stressful events, and social support
Similarly, there is evidence that neuroticism predicts lower levels of social support (Kendler, Gardner, & Prescott, 2002; Kendler, Gardner, & Prescott, 2006). This could mean that individual differences in neuroticism are one factor influencing the initiation and maintenance of supportive social relationships. This could be important because social support is linked with depression and partially mediates the association between neuroticism and depression (Finch & Graziano, 2001; Kendler et al., 2002; Kendler, Gardner et al., 2006). Furthermore, greater social support predicts shorter episodes of depression in prospective studies (Lara, Leader, & Klein, 1997; Neeleman, Oldehinkel, & Ormel, 2003).
