Pubertal Timing, Peer Victimization, and Body Esteem Differentially Predict Depressive Symptoms in African American and Caucasian Girls

Autor/inn/en	Hamlat, Elissa J.; Shapero, Benjamin G.; Hamilton, Jessica L.; Stange, Jonathan P.; Abramson, Lyn Y.; Alloy, Lauren B.
Titel	Pubertal Timing, Peer Victimization, and Body Esteem Differentially Predict Depressive Symptoms in African American and Caucasian Girls
Quelle	In: Journal of Early Adolescence, 35 (2015) 3, S.378-402 (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-4316
DOI	10.1177/0272431614534071
Schlagwörter	Puberty; Peer Relationship; Victims; Bullying; Predictor Variables; Adolescents; Depression (Psychology); Self Esteem; Body Composition; At Risk Persons; Whites; African Americans; Gender Differences; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Time; Racial Differences; Questionnaires; Adolescent Development; Statistical Analysis; Regression (Statistics); Pennsylvania; Childrens Depression Inventory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pubertät; Peer-Beziehungen; Victim; Opfer; Mobbing; Prädiktor; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Risikogruppe; White; Weißer; Afroamerikaner; Geschlechterkonflikt; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Zeit; Rassenunterschied; Fragebogen; Statistische Analyse; Regression; Regressionsanalyse
Abstract	This study prospectively examined pubertal timing and peer victimization as interactive predictors of depressive symptoms in a racially diverse community sample of adolescents. We also expanded on past research by assessing body esteem as a mechanism by which pubertal timing and peer victimization confer risk for depression. In all, 218 adolescents (53.4% female, 49.3% African American, 50.7% Caucasian) completed both a baseline assessment and a follow-up assessment approximately 8 months later. Early maturing Caucasian girls and late maturing African American girls experienced the greatest increases in depressive symptoms at follow-up if they experienced higher levels of peer victimization between baseline and follow-up. Furthermore, body esteem significantly mediated the relationship between pubertal timing, peer victimization, and depressive symptoms for girls of both races. The interaction of pubertal timing and peer victimization did not predict depressive symptoms for boys of either race. These results support body esteem as a mechanism that contributes to increased depression among girls in adolescence--despite a differential impact of pubertal timing for Caucasian and African American girls. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01