Exploring the longitudinal clustering of lifestyle behaviors, social determinants of health, and depression

Journal article

Austen R. Anderson, A. Solomon Kurz, Yvette Z. Szabo, Adam P. McGuire, Sheila B. Frankfurt
Journal of Health Psychology, vol. 27(13), 2022, pp. 2922-2935

DOI: 10.1177/13591053211072685

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Anderson, A. R., Kurz, A. S., Szabo, Y. Z., McGuire, A. P., & Frankfurt, S. B. (2022). Exploring the longitudinal clustering of lifestyle behaviors, social determinants of health, and depression. Journal of Health Psychology, 27(13), 2922–2935. https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053211072685

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Anderson, Austen R., A. Solomon Kurz, Yvette Z. Szabo, Adam P. McGuire, and Sheila B. Frankfurt. “Exploring the Longitudinal Clustering of Lifestyle Behaviors, Social Determinants of Health, and Depression.” Journal of Health Psychology 27, no. 13 (2022): 2922–2935.

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Anderson, Austen R., et al. “Exploring the Longitudinal Clustering of Lifestyle Behaviors, Social Determinants of Health, and Depression.” Journal of Health Psychology, vol. 27, no. 13, 2022, pp. 2922–35, doi:10.1177/13591053211072685.

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@article{austen2022a,
  title = {Exploring the longitudinal clustering of lifestyle behaviors, social determinants of health, and depression},
  year = {2022},
  issue = {13},
  journal = {Journal of Health Psychology},
  pages = {2922-2935},
  volume = {27},
  doi = {10.1177/13591053211072685},
  author = {Anderson, Austen R. and Kurz, A. Solomon and Szabo, Yvette Z. and McGuire, Adam P. and Frankfurt, Sheila B.}
}

Abstract

Lifestyle behaviors such as exercise, sleep, smoking, diet, and social interaction are associated with depression. This study aimed to model the complex relationships between lifestyle behaviors and depression and among the lifestyle behaviors. Data from three waves of the Midlife in the United States study were used, involving 6898 adults. Network models revealed associations between the lifestyle behaviors and depression, with smoker status being strongly associated with depression. Depression, smoker status, age, time, and exercise were some of the most central components of the networks. Future lifestyle intervention research might prioritize specific behaviors based on these associations and centrality indices.

Nodes (circles) on the top represent the between-person variables (averaged across all waves for variables measured more than once). Nodes on the bottom represent the within-person variables (person-centered). Edges (lines) represent partial correlations among the variables. The type of the lines indicate the direction of association: blue = positive; red = negative. The width of the lines represent the size of the associations: thicker = larger; thinner = smaller.