Trajectories of positive and negative affect across adolescence: Maternal history of depression and adolescent sex as predictors.

Autor: Abitante G; Vanderbilt University, United States of America. Electronic address: george.abitante@vanderbilt.edu., Haraden DA; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States of America., Pine A; Vanderbilt University, United States of America., Cole D; Vanderbilt University, United States of America., Garber J; Vanderbilt University, United States of America.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of affective disorders [J Affect Disord] 2022 Oct 15; Vol. 315, pp. 96-104. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jul 22.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.07.038
Abstrakt: Background: Trajectories of affect vary across development, with normative increases in positive affect occurring during childhood and declines in positive affect appearing across adolescence. Little is known, however, about predictors of the trajectories of affect across adolescence. The present study examined associations between changes in adolescent affect across adolescence and maternal history of depression and child sex.
Methods: Participants were 240 adolescents and their mothers; 185 mothers had a history of depression (i.e., high risk) and 55 mothers did not (i.e., low risk). Youth were assessed annually from 6th grade (mean age  = 11.86 years, SD = 0.57, 54.2 % female, 82 % White) through 12th grade. Latent growth models tested the relation of maternal depression history and adolescent sex with trajectories of adolescent affect.
Results: High-risk adolescents exhibited lower levels of PA as compared to low-risk youth (coefficient = -3.51, p = .008, 95 % CI [-6.11, -0.91]). Girls experienced earlier increases in negative affect (NA) as compared to boys, with more positive linear (coefficient = 2.07, p = .002, 95 % CI [0.774, 3.368]) and quadratic (coefficient = -0.29, p = .025, 95 % CI [-0.55, -0.04]) slopes.
Limitations: Use of self-report measures and limited generalizability.
Conclusion: Maternal depression significantly predicted decreases in offspring PA and distinct trajectories of NA in girls and boys. Interventions aimed at reducing risk in adolescent offspring of depressed parents may benefit from targeting PA and supporting girls in early adolescence.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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