Numerous studies document lower levels of depression among adults with higher education, but little is known about the way in which the association varies over the life course.

The gap

Consensus across the literature

Supporting evidence — 8 representative gaps

• A cross-sectional study of depression, emotional intelligence, and Fear of Missing Out among school attending adolescents in Thiruvarur, India (2026) · doi

  Unlike some European studies showing that EI is inversely related to depression [48], the current study could not establish any significant direct association between EI and the symptoms of depression.

  Keywords: depression unlike european showing inversely related current establish significant direct association symptoms
• Associations between self-reported depression and functioning across ICF domains: a Danish population-based study (2026) · doi

  in functioning tend to cluster across domains. However, as adjusted models included variables that may lie on the pathway between depression and functioning, some degree of overadjustment cannot be excluded, and these estimates should be interpreted with caution. While additional adjustment for personal and environmental factors did not substantially alter the overall pattern of association, residual confounding and potential bidirectional excluded. relationships

  Keywords: functioning excluded tend cluster across domains adjusted models included variables pathway depression degree overadjustment cannot
• Anticipated and imagined futures: prospective cognition and depressed mood following brain injury (2018) · doi

  Whilst many studies have examined links between depression and cognitive-affective processing in the non-ABI population, their applicability to this important clinical group, where cognitive difficulties can be marked, remains unknown.

  Keywords: cognitive whilst examined links depression affective processing population applicability important clinical group difficulties marked remains
• Factor Analysis of the Scale of Prodromal Symptoms: Differentiating between Negative and Depression Symptoms (2011) · doi

  The Depression factor was also made up of three items (G2: dysphoric mood, G4: impaired tolerance to normal stress, and D4: personal hygiene/social attentiveness), and could be validated with the BDI.

  Keywords: depression factor made three items dysphoric mood impaired tolerance normal stress personal hygiene social attentiveness
• A Prospective Cohort Study Investigating Factors Associated With Depression During Medical Internship (2010) · doi

  CONTEXT: Although the prevalence of depression among medical interns substantially exceeds that of the general population, the specific factors responsible are not well understood.

  Keywords: context prevalence depression among medical interns substantially exceeds general population specific factors responsible well understood
• Depression and socio-economic risk factors: 7-year longitudinal population study (2007) · doi

  BACKGROUND: Low socio-economic status is associated with a higher prevalence of depression, but it is not yet known whether change in socio-economic status leads to a change in rates of depression.

  Keywords: socio economic status depression change background associated higher prevalence known whether leads rates
• Socioeconomic Status and Depression over the Life Course (2000) · doi

  Numerous studies document lower levels of depression among adults with higher education, but little is known about the way in which the association varies over the life course.

  Keywords: numerous document lower levels depression among adults higher education little known association varies life course
• Family Functioning Mediates the Relationship Between Activities of Daily Living and Poststroke Depression (2020) · doi

  However, few studies have confirmed the influence of family functioning on poststroke depression or explored the association among daily activities, family functioning, and poststroke depression.

  Keywords: family functioning poststroke depression confirmed influence explored association among daily activities