Early Predictors of Adolescent Depression

A 7-Year Longitudinal Study

Bibliographic Data

ID11670969
AuthorsJames J Mazza (University of Washington, corresponding author), Robert D Abbott (0000-0001-5183-8215, University of Washington), Charles B Fleming (0000-0002-1357-5706, University of Washington), Tracy W Harachi (University of Washington), Rebecca C Cortes (University of Washington), Jisuk Park (0000-0003-0037-0274, University of Washington), Kevin P Haggerty (0000-0002-6210-6156, University of Washington), Richard F Catalano (University of Washington)
Year2008
Volume29
Issue5
Pages664-692
Publication date2008-11-05
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of Early Adolescence (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0272-4316 • E-ISSN: 1552-5449
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0272431608324193
OpenAlexW2006921737
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited43

This study examined the longitudinal relationship of early elementary predictors to adolescent depression 7 years later. The sample consisted of 938 students who have been part of a larger longitudinal study that started in 1993. Data collected from parents, teachers, and youth self-reports on early risk factors when students were in 1st and 2nd grade were compared to adolescent self-reported depression 7 years later. Regression analyses were conducted with each risk factor separately and combined, while also examining gender and the gender × risk factor interaction. Results showed that the risk factors predominately in the individual characteristic group (depression, anxiety, and antisocial behavior) were predictive of depression 7 years later. Gender differences among the longitudinal risk factors were also found in relation to adolescent depression. Discussion of the results focuses on the practice of children’s mental health assessment and implications for the development of prevention and intervention programs for depression

Anxiety · Depression (economics · Developmental psychology · Intervention (counseling · Longitudinal study · Mental health · Protective factor · Psychiatry · Risk factor · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Early Childhood Education and Development · Medicine · Psychology · Youth Substance Use and School Attendance