The role of social skills and school connectedness in preadolescent depressive symptoms


Autoria(s): Ross, Anthony; Shochet, Ian; Bellair, Rachael
Data(s)

05/03/2010

Resumo

In the current study, we tested whether school connectedness mediates more distal deficits in social skills in influencing depressive symptoms in a sample of 127 sixth- and seventh-grade students. Results demonstrated that school connectedness and social skills accounted for 44% and 26% of variance in depressive symptoms respectively and 49% in a combined model. Although the full mediation model hypothesis was not supported, follow-up analyses revealed that school connectedness partially mediated the link between social skills and preadolescent depressive symptoms. Thus, school connectedness appears to play as strong a role in depressive symptoms in this younger preadolescent age group.

Identificador

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/37306/

Publicador

Routledge

Relação

DOI:10.1080/15374410903532692

Ross, Anthony, Shochet, Ian, & Bellair, Rachael (2010) The role of social skills and school connectedness in preadolescent depressive symptoms. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 39(2), pp. 269-275.

Fonte

Centre for Health Research; Faculty of Health; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation; School of Psychology & Counselling

Palavras-Chave #170100 PSYCHOLOGY #170102 Developmental Psychology and Ageing #170106 Health Clinical and Counselling Psychology #170200 COGNITIVE SCIENCE #Adolescent Depression #School Connectedness #Social Skills
Tipo

Journal Article