Parental maltreatment, bullying, and adolescent depression: evidence for the mediating role of perceived social support.
The support deterioration model of depression states that stress deteriorates the perceived availability and/or effectiveness of social support, which then leads to depression. The present study examined this model in adolescent depression following parent-perpetrated maltreatment and peer-perpetrated bullying, as assessed by a rigorous contextual interview and rating system. In 101 depressed and nondepressed community adolescents between the ages of 13 and 18 (M = 15.51, SD = 1.27), peer bullying and father-perpetrated maltreatment were associated with lower perceptions of tangible support and of belonging in a social network. These forms of support mediated the association of bullying and father-perpetrated maltreatment with greater depression severity. In contrast, mother-perpetrated maltreatment was associated with higher perceptions of tangible support.
Seeds
Pamela M
PM
Department of Psychology, University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada.
Harkness
Kate L
KL
Quilty
Lena C
LC
D000293:Adolescent; D058445:Bullying / Q000523:psychology*; D015984:Causality; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009864:Ontario / Q000453:epidemiology; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D010379:Peer Group; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012938:Social Perception; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology