Title |
Latent Growth Curve Analysis of Gender Differences in Response Styles and Depressive Symptoms during Mid-Adolescence |
Authors |
GÓMEZ BAYA, DIEGO, Mendoza, Ramon , Paino, Susana , Sanchez, Alvaro , Romero, Nuria |
External publication |
No |
Means |
Cogn. Ther. Res. |
Scope |
Article |
Nature |
Científica |
JCR Quartile |
2 |
SJR Quartile |
1 |
JCR Impact |
2.432 |
SJR Impact |
1.564 |
Web |
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84995488378&doi=10.1007%2fs10608-016-9822-9&partnerID=40&md5=75f5c0469776672fce74ba7a195a5676 |
Publication date |
01/04/2017 |
ISI |
000396340600012 |
Scopus Id |
2-s2.0-84995488378 |
DOI |
10.1007/s10608-016-9822-9 |
Abstract |
Consistent with Response Styles Theory, this study aimed to examine the prospective associations between changes in response styles and depressive symptoms during mid-adolescence, with a focus on gender differences. A 2-year longitudinal study was conducted consisting of three waves, each separated by 1 year. The participants were 663 Spanish adolescents (M = 13.50, SD = .75) who individually completed the Children\'s Depression Inventory-Short and a short version of the Children\'s Response Styles Scale. Girls showed higher rumination and lower distraction than boys and more depressive symptoms. A multivariate latent growth curve model indicated that the increase in depressive symptoms during mid-adolescence in girls was associated with an increase in rumination and a decrease in distraction. After a 2-year follow-up, changes in response styles to negative affect (in rumination and distraction independently and in the ratio score) were interrelated with the changes in depressive symptoms in adolescent girls. |
Keywords |
Response styles; Rumination; Distraction; Depression; Gender; Adolescence |
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