The role of explanatory style and negative life events in depression: a cross-sectional study with youth from a North American plains reservation
| Autor: | Walter D. Scott, Inga Mileviciute, John Trujillo, Matt J. Gray |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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History Adolescent Cross-sectional study media_common.quotation_subject Psychological intervention Pessimism Education Midwestern United States Life Change Events Underserved Population Explanatory style Personality Humans Child General Psychology Depression (differential diagnoses) media_common Depression Moderation Psychiatry and Mental health Cross-Sectional Studies Anthropology Indians North American Female Psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | American Indian and Alaska native mental health research (Online). 20(3) |
| ISSN: | 1533-7731 |
| Popis: | In a cross-sectional study, we examined the role of explanatory styles and negative life events in the depressive experiences of AI youth. Ninetythree AI youth (49% female, ages 11-14 years) completed surveys assessing for explanatory style, negative life events, and depressive symptoms. Path analyses indicated that both the occurrence of negative life events within the past 6 months and a pessimistic explanatory style predicted more depressive symptoms. However, a moderation path model provided a superior fit to the data, indicating that the occurrence of negative life events was more strongly associated with depressive symptoms for those AI youth with a more pessimistic explanatory style. Findings are discussed in terms of potential interventions that can promote the well-being of this understudied and underserved population. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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