Temperament and melancholic type: path analysis of a prospective study of depressive mood change in a nonclinical population.

Background: Recent studies suggest that mood-disorder-related personality traits predict depressive mood changes (DMC) in nonclinical populations.

Sampling And Methods: In this study we examined the predictability of DMC in a nonclinical sample consisting of 351 Japanese company employees, with temperament and melancholic type personality as measured by the Temperament Evaluation of Memphis, Pisa, Paris and San Diego and the Munich Personality Test. We also analyzed the mediating roles of dysfunctional attitudes and coping styles.