Understanding the sex difference in vulnerability to adolescent depression: an examination of child and parent characteristics

Eberhart, Nicole K., Shih, Josephine H., Hammen, Constance L. and Brennan, Patricia A. (2006) Understanding the sex difference in vulnerability to adolescent depression: an examination of child and parent characteristics. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 34 4: 493-506.

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Author(s) Eberhart, Nicole K.
Shih, Josephine H.
Hammen, Constance L.
Brennan, Patricia A.
Title Understanding the sex difference in vulnerability to adolescent depression: an examination of child and parent characteristics
Journal name Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology  (ERA 2012 Listed)    (ERA 2010 Rank A)
Publication date 2006-01-01
Sub-type Article
Volume number 34
Issue number 4
ISSN 0091-0627
Start page 493
End page 506
Total pages 14
Place of publication The Netherlands
Publisher Springer
Language eng
Subject 321204 Mental Health
321209 Family Care
Abstract This study examined sex differences in risk factors associated with adolescent depression in a large sample of boys and girls. Moderation and mediation explanatory models of the sex difference in likelihood of depression were examined. Findings indicate that the factors associated with depression in adolescent boys and girls are quite similar. All of the variables considered were associated with depression, but sex did not moderate the impact of vulnerability factors on likelihood of depression diagnosis. However, negative self-perceptions in the domains of achievement, global self-worth, and physical appearance partially mediated the relationship between sex and depression. Further, girls had higher levels of positive self-perceptions in interpersonal domains that acted as suppressors and reduced the likelihood of depression in girls. These findings suggest that girls' higher incidence of depression is due in part to their higher levels of negative self-perceptions, whereas positive interpersonal factors serve to protect them from depressive episodes.
Keyword(s) adolescence
depression
sex differences
vulnerability factors
protective factors
Q-Index Code C1
Q-Index Status Provisional Code
Institutional Status Unknown
Additional Notes This is an author version of an article originally published as Nicole K. Eberhart, Josephine H. Shih, Constance L. Hammen and Patricia A. Brennan (2006) Understanding the Sex Difference in Vulnerability to Adolescent Depression: An Examination of Child and Parent Characteristics, Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology 34 (4): 393-506. doi: 10.1007/s10802-006-9020-4 Copyright 2006 Springer-Verlag. All rights reserved. The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com.
 
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