It has been suggested that early antisocial behavior plays a causal role in the development of depression during childhood and adolescence through pervasive failures in social competence and social acceptance (Patterson & Capaldi, 1990). The present study was conducted to test this hypothesis by examining longitudinal data from a sample of 215 Italian middle school students. Analyses revealed that time-one problem behavior predicted both time-two peer status and time-two depressive symptoms, even after controlling for time-one peer status and depressive symptoms, respectively. Moreover, time-one peer status predicted depressive symptoms at time-two, even after controlling for prior levels of depressive symptoms. However, analyses did not support the hypothesis that peer rejection mediates the effects of problem behavior on depression.
Depressive Symptoms in Early Adolescence: Their Relations with Classroom Problem Behavior and Peer Status
KIESNER, JEFFREY WADE
2002
Abstract
It has been suggested that early antisocial behavior plays a causal role in the development of depression during childhood and adolescence through pervasive failures in social competence and social acceptance (Patterson & Capaldi, 1990). The present study was conducted to test this hypothesis by examining longitudinal data from a sample of 215 Italian middle school students. Analyses revealed that time-one problem behavior predicted both time-two peer status and time-two depressive symptoms, even after controlling for time-one peer status and depressive symptoms, respectively. Moreover, time-one peer status predicted depressive symptoms at time-two, even after controlling for prior levels of depressive symptoms. However, analyses did not support the hypothesis that peer rejection mediates the effects of problem behavior on depression.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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