The Timing of Parent and Child Depression: A Hopelessness Theory Perspective

This study examined whether children's inferential styles moderate the association between the onset of depressive symptoms in children and their parents. To provide a powerful test of our hypotheses, we utilized a high-risk sample (parents with a history of major depressive episodes and their...

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Published in:	Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology 2006-06, Vol.35 (2), p.253-263
Main Authors:	Abela, John R. Z., Skitch, Steven A., Adams, Philippe, Hankin, Benjamin L.
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Age Factors Child Child psychology Children Children & youth Depression Depression (Psychology) Depressive Disorder - psychology Disease Susceptibility Female Gender Differences Hopelessness theory Humans Hypotheses Hypothesis Testing Inferences Linear Models Longitudinal Studies Male Mental depression Negativism Parent Child Relationship Parent Influence Parents Parents & parenting Parents - psychology Predictive Value of Tests Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Psychological Theory Severity of Illness Index Sex Factors Symptoms (Individual Disorders) Theory Time Factors
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Summary:	This study examined whether children's inferential styles moderate the association between the onset of depressive symptoms in children and their parents. To provide a powerful test of our hypotheses, we utilized a high-risk sample (parents with a history of major depressive episodes and their children) and a multiwave longitudinal design. During the initial assessment, 140 children (ages 6 to 14) completed measures assessing depressogenic inferential styles. Parents and children also completed measures assessing current level of depressive symptoms. Following the initial assessment, children and parents were contacted every 6 weeks for the next year to complete measures assessing depressive symptoms. The results of hierarchical linear modeling analyses indicated that children who exhibited depressogenic inferential styles reported greater elevations in depressive symptoms following elevations in their parent's level of depressive symptoms than did children who did not exhibit such styles. The strength of this association was greater in girls.
ISSN:	1537-4416 1537-4424