Perceived social inadequacy and depressed mood in adolescents.
The goal of the study was to examine stability in, and the relationship between, perceived social inadequacy and depressed mood in a sample of community adolescents. The Checklist of Adolescent Problem Situations (CAPS) and Children's Depression Inventory (CDI) were administered to 224 high-school students on two occasions 4 months apart. CDI and CAPS scores were positively correlated and test-retest reliability was high in both instruments. Cross-lagged panel correlations, controlled for within-time associations, did not significantly differ. Results indicated that perceived social inadequacy in adolescents is stable over time-independent of its association with depressed mood.
Elgar
Frank J
FJ
Department of Psychology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 4J1. fjelgar@is2.dal.ca
Arlett
Christine
C
D000293:Adolescent; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009523:Newfoundland and Labrador; D011581:Psychological Tests; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012424:Rural Population; D012917:Social Adjustment