Personality Predispositions to Depression in Children of Affectively-Ill Parents: The Buffering Role of Self-Esteem

Autor/inn/en	Abela, John R. Z.; Fishman, Michael B.; Cohen, Joseph R.; Young, Jami F.
Titel	Personality Predispositions to Depression in Children of Affectively-Ill Parents: The Buffering Role of Self-Esteem
Quelle	In: Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 41 (2012) 4, S.391-401 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1537-4416
DOI	10.1080/15374416.2012.654463
Schlagwörter	Depression (Psychology); Personality Problems; Parents; At Risk Persons; Child Health; Self Esteem; Parent Influence; Children; Early Adolescents; Self Concept; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Influences; Questionnaires; Childrens Depression Inventory; Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Eltern; Risikogruppe; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Child; Kind; Kinder; Selbstkonzept; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Fragebogen
Abstract	A major theory of personality predispositions to depression posits that individuals who possess high levels of self-criticism and/or dependency are vulnerable to developing depression following negative life events. The goal of the current study was to test this theory of personality predispositions and the self-esteem buffering hypothesis in a sample of youth using an idiographic approach, a high-risk sample, and a multiwave longitudinal design. One hundred forty children aged 6 to 14 completed measures of dependency, self-criticism, self-esteem, and depressive symptoms. Over the course of the following year, 8 follow-up assessments were conducted 6 weeks apart during which all children were administered measures assessing depressive symptoms and the occurrence of negative events. Results of hierarchical linear modeling analyses indicated that higher levels of dependency were associated with greater increases in depressive symptoms following negative events among children possessing low, but not high, self-esteem. In contrast, self-criticism was not associated with changes in depressive symptoms over time regardless of children's levels of stress and/or self-esteem. (Contains 4 tables and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10