title: The role of perceived social support and dysfunctional attitudes in predicting Taiwanese adolescents' depressive tendency.
abstract: This study examined the moderating effect of perceived social support on the association of dysfunctional attitudes with depression among Taiwanese adolescents. Seventh graders (N = 458) completed the Dysfunctional Attitudes Scale (Weisman & Beck, 1978), Perceived Social Support from Family and Friends (Procidano & Heller, 1983), Stressful Life Events (Chiu, 1988), and Children's Depression Inventory (Kovacs, 1981). The results indicated that perceived social support from friends moderates the relationship between dysfunctional attitudes and depression, implying that as peer support increases, the positive relationship between dysfunctional attitudes and depression weakens.
authors.affiliation: Center for Teacher Education, National Tsing Hua University, 101 Sec. 2, Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan, Republic of China. ylliu@mx.nthu.edu.tw
authors.forename: Yih-Lan
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001290:Attitude / Q000208:ethnology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D033062:Friends / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012944:Social Support; D013624:Taiwan