Depressive Symptoms Among Delinquent Youth: Testing Models of Association with Stress and Support |
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| Authors: | Carolyn A McCarty Ann Vander Stoep Elena S Kuo Elizabeth McCauley |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington;(2) Child Health Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington;(3) Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington;(4) Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington;(5) Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington;(6) Child Health Institute, 6200 NE 74th Street, Suite 210, Seattle, Washington, 98115 |
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| Abstract: | The high prevalence of depression among incarcerated youth indicates a need to better understand factors that contribute to
depression within this vulnerable subgroup. Previous research in general community samples has suggested that high levels
of stress and low levels of parental support are associated with depression in young people, but it is unclear whether or
how they might be associated with depression among incarcerated youth who are already vulnerable. Using a sample of 228 adolescents
(aged 13–18 years) who were detained in the juvenile justice system, stress and support were modeled as independent main effects
and as interactive risk factors in relation to depressive symptoms. More stressful life events and less caregiver support
were each independently associated with depressive symptoms, but no evidence was found for the buffering hypothesis in this
sample. Stressful life events were more strongly associated with depressive symptoms among boys compared to girls. |
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| Keywords: | depression stress support incarcerated youth |
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