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The Influence of Pubertal Development on Adolescent Depression: The Mediating Effects of Negative Physical Self and Interpersonal Stress
Yitong LiJiajin YuanLijiao JiangLijiao JiangDandan Yangsubject
PsychiatryMediation (statistics)education.field_of_studyadolescent developmentPopulationLate stageRC435-571Interpersonal stressBrief Research Reportnegative physical selfinterpersonal stressPsychiatry and Mental healthdepressionacademic selfAdolescent developmentPsychologyeducationPsychosocialDepression (differential diagnoses)Clinical psychologydescription
The current study examined the influence of pubertal development stage on depression and its psychosocial mechanisms in a non-clinical population of 502 adolescents (244 boys and 258 girls) in China, graded 5 to 8. Results indicated that (1) pubertal development was positively correlated with depression, negative physical self and interpersonal stress. (2) There is a significant gender by pubertal development interaction on the measure of academic self-concept, which is accounted for by decreased academic self in boys but not in girls as a function of pubertal development. (3) Mediation analyses show that increased depression in late compared to pre- puberty is partly mediated by the enhancement of negative physical self and interpersonal stress. These findings suggest that the late stage of puberty is coupled by a higher risk of depression in adolescents partly through increased negative physical self and interpersonal stress.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-18 | Frontiers in Psychiatry |