The problem of confounding social support and depressive symptoms
A brief report on a college sample
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11055464 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lesley A Slavin (Virginia Commonwealth University, corresponding author), Bruce E Compas (0000-0002-5884-181X, University of Vermont) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 57-66 |
| Publication date | 1989-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-0562 • E-ISSN: 1573-2770 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1007/bf00931202 |
| PMID | 2712018 |
| OpenAlex | W2032988963 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 17 |
The problem of confounding social support and depressive symptoms was addressed by examining the convergent and discriminant validity of interview and questionnaire measures of social support and depression using the multitrait-multimethod matrix approach. Participants were 40 late-adolescent college students with half the sample selected on the basis of mild to moderate scores on self-reported depressive symptoms. Measures of depression displayed excellent convergent and discriminant validity, and measures of objective features of social networks were found to have moderate convergent and discriminant validity. However, the subjective measures of satisfaction with social support used were found to have neither adequate convergent nor discriminant validity. Implications for the conceptualization and assessment of social support are highlighted
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Utility of confirmatory factor analysis in test validation research.
Validation of the Beck Depression Inventory in a university population using psychiatric estimate as the criterion.
A Diagnostic Interview
Symptoms, hassles, social supports, and life events
A Rating Scale for Depression
Social support and psychological disorder
Preliminary development of a scale of social support
Social support and disorder
Stress and adaptational outcomes
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,3 |
| Citation span | 1989 - 2016 (28) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |