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Is Low Self-Esteem a Risk Factor for Depression? Findings from a Longitudinal Study of Mexican-Origin Youth
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Orth, Ulrich; Robins, Richard W.; Widaman, Keith F.; Conger, Rand D. – Developmental Psychology, 2014
We examined the relation between low self-esteem and depression using longitudinal data from a sample of 674 Mexican-origin early adolescents who were assessed at age 10 and 12 years. Results supported the vulnerability model, which states that low self-esteem is a prospective risk factor for depression. Moreover, results suggested that the…
Descriptors: Self Esteem, Depression (Psychology), Mexican Americans, Victims
Pubertal Maturation and African American Children's Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms
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Ge, Xiaojia; Brody, Gene H.; Conger, Rand D.; Simons, Ronald L. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2006
The association of pubertal maturation with internalizing and externalizing symptoms was examined with a sample of 867 African-American 10-12-year-old children. Children reported their pubertal development status and timing using a self-report questionnaire, and symptoms were assessed through diagnostic interviews with the children and their…
Descriptors: Puberty, Maturity (Individuals), Individual Development, African American Children
It's about Timing and Change: Pubertal Transition Effects on Symptoms of Major Depression among African American Youths.
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Ge, Xiaojia; Kim, Irene J.; Brody, Gene H.; Conger, Rand D.; Simons, Ronald L.; Gibbons, Frederick X.; Cutrona, Carolyn E. – Developmental Psychology, 2003
Examined effects of early physical maturation and accelerated pubertal changes on symptoms of major depression among 639 African American adolescents. Found that for girls, early maturation was consistently associated with elevated levels of depressive symptoms. For boys, early maturers showed elevated depression only at age 11, with symptoms…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Black Youth, Depression (Psychology), Early Adolescents
Contextual Amplification of Pubertal Transition Effects on Deviant Peer Affiliation and Externalizing Behavior among African American Children.
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Ge, Xiaojia; Brody, Gene H.; Conger, Rand D.; Simons, Ronald L.; Murry, Velma McBride – Developmental Psychology, 2002
Examined effects of the pubertal transition on behavior problems and its interaction with family and neighborhood circumstances in 10- to 12-year-old African Americans. Found that early-maturing youth living in disadvantaged neighborhoods were more likely to affiliate with deviant peers. Early-maturing youth experiencing harsh, inconsistent…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Black Youth, Caregiver Child Relationship, Context Effect
Pubertal Transition, Stressful Life Events, and the Emergence of Gender Differences in Adolescent Depressive Symptoms.
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Ge, Xiaojia; Conger, Rand D.; Elder, Glen H., Jr. – Developmental Psychology, 2001
Examined role of pubertal and social transitions in emergence of gender differences in depressive symptoms. Found that differences emerged during eighth grade. Seventh-grade pubertal status related to depressive symptoms. Recent stressful life events related to increased depressive symptoms. Early-maturing girls with higher levels of initial…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Depression (Psychology), Life Events
The Relation between Puberty and Psychological Distress in Adolescent Boys.
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Ge, Xiaojia; Conger, Rand D.; Elder, Glen H., Jr. – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2001
Examined relation between puberty and adjustment problems in 7th through 10th-grade males. Found that, compared with less physically developed peers, more physically developed boys in grade 7 manifested more externalized hostile feelings and internalized distress in grades 8-10. Pubertal timing related to distress and hostility, even when…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Body Image, Emotional Adjustment