Family Structure and Cohesion, and Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents
| Autor: | Kirby L. Jackson, Steven P. Cuffe, Cheryl L. Addy, Carol Z. Garrison, Robert E. McKeown, Jennifer L. Waller |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
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Cultural Studies
African american female Family structure Parent education White female Cohesion (computer science) Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale Young adolescents Developmental psychology Behavioral Neuroscience Developmental and Educational Psychology Psychology Social Sciences (miscellaneous) Depressive symptoms Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Research on Adolescence. 7:267-281 |
| ISSN: | 1532-7795 1050-8392 |
| DOI: | 10.1207/s15327795jra0703_2 |
| Popis: | This study assessed whether the presence of both natural parents in the home and the level of perceived emotional bonding in the family, as measured by the cohesion component of the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scales, were independent predictors of depressive symptoms as measured by the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) in a diverse community sample of 3,191 young adolescents. In cross-sectional analysis, cohesion was significantly associated with depressive symptoms after controlling for family structure and parent education, but there were significant interactions of cohesion with race and gender. Higher CES-D scores were associated with lower cohesion scores, with partial R² values from 0.11 for African American female adolescents to 0.29 for White female adolescents. In longitudinal analysis, the Year 1 cohesion score explained only a small amount of the variance in Year 2 CES-D after controlling for Year 1 CES-D; however, the change in cohesion score from Year ... |
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