Reciprocal, longitudinal associations among adolescents' negative feedback-seeking, depressive symptoms, and peer relations

J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2006 Apr;34(2):159-69. doi: 10.1007/s10802-005-9010-y. Epub 2006 Mar 24.

Abstract

This study examined reciprocal associations among adolescents' negative feedback-seeking, depressive symptoms, perceptions of friendship quality, and peer-reported social preference over an 11-month period. A total of 478 adolescents in grades 6-8 completed measures of negative feedback-seeking, depressive symptoms, friendship quality, global-self-esteem, and social anxiety at two time points. Peer-reported measures of peer status were collected using a sociometric procedure. Consistent with hypotheses, path analyses results suggested that negative feedback-seeking was associated longitudinally with depressive symptoms and perceptions of friendship criticism in girls and with lower social preference scores in boys; however, depressive symptoms were not associated longitudinally with negative feedback-seeking. Implications for interpersonal models of adolescent depression are discussed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adolescent Behavior
  • Child
  • Child Behavior
  • Depression / psychology*
  • Feedback, Psychological*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Interpersonal Relations*
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Male
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Peer Group
  • Regression Analysis
  • Rejection, Psychology
  • Self Concept*
  • Social Behavior*
  • Sociometric Techniques
  • United States