title: Anxious and Depressive Symptomatology Among Male Youth: The Joint and Interactive Contribution of Temperament and Executive Functioning.
abstract: Few studies have investigated the combined effects of temperament and executive functioning (EF) on anxious and depressive symptomatology in youth. The current study is the first to investigate the joint and interactive contribution of mother- and youth self-reported affective dimensions of temperament and EF to the explanation of anxious and depressive symptomatology. Participants included 174 adolescent males (Mage= 13.6 ± 1.35). Results confirmed the joint and interactive contribution of temperament in the explanation of anxious and depressive symptomatology. Further, EF contributed to the explanation of anxious/depressive symptomatology via interaction with youth-, but not mother-reported, temperament; it was not a unique predictor. Results support the need to consider both affective dimensions of temperament and EF in etiological models of anxious and depressive symptomatology, which has implications for identifying at-risk youth and developing early intervention and targeted problem-specific prevention programs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, PO Box 5010, Atlanta, GA, 30302-5010, USA. rlatzman@gsu.edu.
authors.forename: Robert D
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-1175-8090
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Latzman
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, PO Box 5010, Atlanta, GA, 30302-5010, USA.
authors.forename: Yuri
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shishido
authors.affiliation: Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.|RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Natasha E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Latzman
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN, USA.
authors.forename: Lee Anna
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D061345:Early Medical Intervention; D056344:Executive Function; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology; D011599:Psychopathology; D057566:Self Report; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D063189:Symptom Assessment / Q000379:methods; D013694:Temperament
keywords: Anxiety; Depression; Executive functioning; Temperament; Tripartite model; Youth