title: Depressive symptoms in low-income, urban adolescents: cognitive and contextual factors.
abstract: This study examined the relationships among cognitive variables, family immigration history, negative life events, and depressive symptoms in a sample of 306 low-income, urban fifth- and sixth-grade children. Explanatory style and negative automatic thoughts were the cognitive variables examined. There were three key findings. First, children who were immigrants reported significantly more depressive symptoms, more negative life events, and more negative automatic thoughts than children who were not immigrants. Second, both explanatory style and negative automatic thoughts were significantly associated with depressive symptoms above and beyond the effects of child immigration history and negative life events. Finally, negative automatic thoughts mediated the relationship between child immigration history and depressive symptoms. We discuss the clinical and research implications of these findings.
authors: a Frances L. Hiatt School of Psychology , Clark University , Worcester , Massachusetts , USA.
authors: Esteban V
authors: EV
authors: Cardemil
authors: Ellen H
authors: EH
authors: O'Donnell
authors: Christianne
authors: C
authors: Esposito-Smythers
authors: Kristen Schoff
authors: KS
authors: D'Eramo
authors: Bree E
authors: BE
authors: Derrick
authors: Anthony
authors: A
authors: Spirito
authors: Kathryn E
authors: KE
authors: Grant
authors: Sharon F
authors: SF
authors: Lambert
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009511:New England / Q000453:epidemiology; D011203:Poverty; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012307:Risk Factors; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014505:Urban Population
keywords: cognitive; context; depression; immigration; urban