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Li, James J.; Lee, Steve S. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2013
Emerging evidence suggests that some individuals may be simultaneously more responsive to the effects from environmental adversity "and" enrichment (i.e., differential susceptibility). Given that parenting behavior and a variable number tandem repeat polymorphism in the 3'untranslated region of the dopamine transporter (DAT1) gene are…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Genetics, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Parenting Styles
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Steiger, Andrea E.; Fend, Helmut A.; Allemand, Mathias – Developmental Psychology, 2015
The vulnerability model states that low self-esteem functions as a predictor for the development of depressive symptoms whereas the scar model assumes that these symptoms leave scars in individuals resulting in lower self-esteem. Both models have received empirical support, however, they have only been tested within individuals and not across…
Descriptors: Self Esteem, At Risk Students, Predictor Variables, Depression (Psychology)
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Weed, Keri; Morales, Dawn A.; Harjes, Rachel – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2013
Trajectories of depressive symptoms were compared between European American and African American boys and girls from ages 8 to 14 in a longitudinal sample of 130 children born to adolescent mothers. Mixed-effects regression modeling was used to analyze individual and group differences in level of depressive symptoms and their changes over time.…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Parenting Styles, Parent Attitudes
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Beretvas, S. Natasha; Pastor, Dena A. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2003
Describes how the assumptions underlying the use of multiple regression are not satisfied in reliability generalization studies and introduces mixed effects modeling to overcome many shortcomings of traditional approaches. Provides an example using results from the Beck Depression Inventory. (SLD)
Descriptors: Generalization, Models, Regression (Statistics), Reliability
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Subramaniam, Geetha A.; Stitzer, Maxine A.; Clemmey, Philip; Kolodner, Ken; Fishman, Marc J. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007
Objective: To characterize baseline depressive symptoms among substance-abusing adolescents and determine their association with post residential treatment substance use outcomes. Method: In total, 153 adolescents (mean age 6.6 years, plus or minus 0.11) entering residential treatment were assessed at intake and at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months. Beck…
Descriptors: Risk, Adolescents, Depression (Psychology), Substance Abuse
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Tanaka, J. S.; Huba, G. J. – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1987
Two approaches are used to assess the one-month stability of depression affect in college students: (1) a high retest correlation is demonstrated for a latent depressive affect construct using self-reports from the previous month; and (2) predictive validity of depressive categorization is examined using logistic regression techniques. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Affective Measures, College Students, Depression (Psychology), Higher Education