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Correlates of Depressive Symptoms in Early Adolescence

FRANK VITARO, PhD, a professor at the University of Montreal, is actively involved in longitudinal and prevention studies of children at risk for externalized and/or internalized behavior problems. His research interests pertain to the prediction and prevention of behavior problems in children and the identification of risk factors for depression, delinquency, and substance use.

Daniel Pelletier

DANIEL PELLETIER, PhD, is a professor at the University of Quebec at Hull. His research interests deal with the etiology of violence and delinquency and the links between internalized and externalized behavior problems in adolescents.

Claude Gagnon

CLAUDE GAGNON, PhD, a professor at the University of Montreal, conducts research that revolves around the measurement of self-perceptions and the predictive relationships between negative self-perceptions and depression.

Pierre Baron

PIERRE BARON, PhD, is a professor at the University of Ottawa. He is currently involved in developing and validating French versions of self-report instruments to measure depressive symptoms.

A relatively well-documented increase in depressive symptoms has been noted among some early adolescents; however, the factors that correlate with this increase have not been identified. In the present study, 26 boys and girls whose depressive symptoms increased from ages 11 years through 13 years were compared with 26 matched control participants whose depressive symptoms remained low over the same period. Comparisons were made on behavioral, psychological, social, family, school, and biological variables. At age 11, groups differed on feelings of loneliness, self-reported number of friends, social self-perceptions, behavioral self-perceptions (boys only), global self-worth (boys only), and self-reported parent–child relationships. At ages 12 and 13, groups differed on feelings of loneliness (boys only), self-perceptions in several domains, self-reported delinquency, and several dimensions of parent–child relationships. The usefulness of age 11 variables to predict increasing depressive symptoms during early adolescence and the influence of process variables during this period are discussed.

Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, Vol. 3, No. 4, 241-251 (1995)
DOI: 10.1177/106342669500300406


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