Miloseva, Lence (2011) Interpersonal and Cognitive Factors Associated with Adolescent Depressive Symptomatology. CD proceedings 15 th European Conference on Developmental Psychology. PSIII.77.
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Abstract
Objectives: The present study examined potential group differences and similarities between adolescents with clinical depression, subclinical depression, and adolescents
exhibiting no depressive symptomatology. A variety of familial interpersonal variables, as perceived by the adolescents,( cohesion, expressiveness, conflict, and
critical maternal communication style) and cognitive variables (adolescent’s perceptions of the self, world, and future) were examined.
Design & methods: The sample consisted of 91 male and female adolescents from three diagnostic groups:
clinically depressed (Major Depressive Disorder or Dysthymic Disorder), subclinically depressed, and normal control adolescents, ranging in age from 13 to 17.
For the purposes of this study, six measures were selected: K-SADS;the Self-Report Measure of Family Functioning, Child Version ; the Family Messages Measure –
Mother; the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support; the Cognitive Triad Inventory for Children; and the Children’s Depression Inventory.
Results & Conclusions: In summary, results from the present study indicate that adolescents with clinical and subclinical levels of depression have similarly negative cognitive triads.
In terms of the family environment, clinically depressed and subclinically depressed adolescents view their families in a more negative light.Lastly, clinically depressed,
subclinically depressed, and non-depressed adolescents do not have different perceptions of the peer support available to them. Most importantly, results of this
study suggest that adolescents with clinical and subclinical levels of depression should no longer be portrayed as separate populations.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | Medical and Health Sciences > Clinical medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Educational Science |
| Depositing User: | Lence Miloseva |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Mar 2013 14:53 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Mar 2013 14:53 |
| URI: | https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/6056 |
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