title: The relationship between self-complexity and depressive symptoms in third and seventh grade children: a short-term longitudinal study.
abstract: The goal of this study was to test the diathesis-stress component of Linville's and Morgan and Janoff-Bulman's models of the relationship between self-complexity and depressive symptoms in a sample of third and seventh grade children (P. W. Linville, 1985, 1987; H. J. Morgan & Janoff-Bulman, 1994). The procedure involved an initial assessment of self-complexity and depressive symptoms. The procedure also involved a follow-up assessment, 10 weeks later, in which depressive symptoms and the occurrence of negative events were assessed. Contrary to hypotheses, neither high levels of total nor positive self-complexity served as a buffer against the onset of depressive symptoms following the occurrence of negative events. In line with hypotheses, however, high levels of negative self-complexity interacted with the occurrence of negative events to predict increases in depressive symptoms in seventh but not third grade children.
authors: Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors: John R Z
authors: JR
authors: Abela
authors: Marie-Hélène
authors: MH
authors: Véronneau-McArdle
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011582:Psychological Theory; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012649:Self Concept; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors