title: Developmental changes in depressive cognitions: a longitudinal evaluation of the Cognitive Triad Inventory for Children.
abstract: As part of a longitudinal study, the Cognitive Triad Inventory for Children (CTI-C; N. J. Kaslow, K. D. Stark, B. Printz, R. Livingston, & S. L. Tsai, 1992) as well as other measures of cognitive style and depressive symptoms were administered annually to 3 cohorts of children starting in Grades 2, 4, and 6. Developmentally based analyses revealed 4 things: (a) The factor structure of the CTI-C changed over the course of middle childhood and then stabilized in early adolescence; (b) the CTI-C correlated significantly with measures of depression, self-perceived competence, self-worth, perceived controllability, and perceived contingency, but not with measures of attributional style; (c) 1-year stability correlations increased substantially from Grade 2 to Grade 8; and (d) the CTI-C did not generally predict self-reported depressive symptoms 1 year later. Implications emerge regarding developmental changes in the structure of children's depressive cognitions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology and Human Development, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37203, USA.
authors.forename: Beth
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: LaGrange
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Cole
authors.forename: Danielle H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Dallaire
authors.forename: Jeffrey A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ciesla
authors.forename: Ashley Q
authors.initials: AQ
authors.lastname: Pineda
authors.forename: Alanna E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Truss
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Folmer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires