title: Prospective relations between rejection and depression in young adolescents.
abstract: The purpose of this longitudinal study was to examine the relations between rejection and depression across 3 years in young adolescents who varied with regard to their risk for depression. The sample consisted of 240 adolescents who were assessed in grades 6, 7, and 8. The assessment of rejection was based on adolescent-, mother-, and teacher-report, and depression assessment was based on adolescent- and mother-report and clinician ratings. Structural equation modeling indicated that rejection prospectively predicted depression. The authors did not find that depression prospectively predicted rejection, but such a relation cannot be ruled out because of strong cross-sectional correlations between depression and rejection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ 07079, USA. nolansus@shu.edu
authors.forename: Susan A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Nolan
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Flynn
authors.forename: Judy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Garber
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012059:Rejection, Psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires