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Pathways From Depressive Symptoms to Low Social Status

Auteurs: Anna M. Agoston, Karen D. Rudolph

Gepubliceerd in: Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology | Uitgave 2/2013

Abstract

This research examined two pathways through which depressive symptoms contribute to low social status (i.e., neglect and rejection) within the peer group over time: (a) depressive symptoms promote socially helpless behavior and consequent neglect by peers; and (b) depressive symptoms promote aggressive behavior and consequent rejection by peers. These pathways were investigated in independent samples of youth at two developmental stages: middle childhood (2nd–4th grade) and early adolescence (5th–7th grade). In both Study 1 (M age = 7.97, SD = 0.37; 338 girls, 298 boys) and Study 2 (M age = 11.74, SD = 0.68; 305 girls, 300 boys), youth and their teachers completed questionnaires at three waves. Multi-group comparison path analyses were conducted to examine sex differences in the models. Consistent with expectations, two pathways emerged through which depressive symptoms undermined subsequent social status. Support was not found for the reverse direction of effect nor for developmental or sex differences in the pathways with one exception: In early adolescence, neglect directly predicted depressive symptoms. These findings suggest specificity but also heterogeneity in the effects of depressive symptoms on social status, and identify behaviors that may be targeted for preventing the persistence of depression and its interpersonal consequences.

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When an even more conservative model was tested with reciprocal paths between each social-behavioral mediator at all waves and each social status outcome at all waves, the model was still a good fit to the data, χ ²(27) = 105.99, p < 0.001, CFI = 0.98, IFI = 0.98, RMSEA = 0.07. All effects were consistent with those reported above. More specifically, W₁ depressive symptoms significantly predicted more W₂ social helplessness, and W₂ social helplessness significantly predicted more W₃ neglect (95 % CI: 0.0121 − 0.1037) and W₃ rejection (95 % CI: 0.0144 − 0.1081). W₁ depressive symptoms also significantly predicted more W₂ aggression, and W₂ aggression significantly predicted more W₃ rejection (95 % CI: 0.0099 − 0.0792) but not neglect. As before, the reverse-risk model revealed no significant effects.

When an even more conservative model was tested with reciprocal paths between each social-behavioral mediator at all waves and each social status outcome at all waves (dropping nonsignificant paths), the model was still a good fit to the data, χ ²(54) = 107.47, p < 0.001, CFI = 0.99, IFI = 0.99, RMSEA = 0.04. All effects were similar with the results reported above with one exception: W₂ social helplessness significantly predicted more W₃ neglect but not W₃ rejection. More specifically, W₁ depressive symptoms significantly predicted more W₂ social helplessness, and W₂ social helplessness significantly predicted more W₃ neglect (95 % CI: 0.0013 − 0.0031). W₁ depressive symptoms also significantly predicted more W₂ aggression, and W₂ aggression significantly predicted more W₃ rejection (95 % CI: 0.0013 − 0.0056) but not neglect. With regard to the reverse-risk model, W₁ rejection significantly predicted more W₂ social helplessness, and W₂ peer neglect significantly predicted more W₃ depressive symptoms.

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Titel: Pathways From Depressive Symptoms to Low Social Status
Auteurs: Anna M. Agoston
Karen D. Rudolph
Publicatiedatum: 01-02-2013
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology / Uitgave 2/2013
Print ISSN: 2730-7166
Elektronisch ISSN: 2730-7174
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-012-9675-y

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