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Linking Identity and Depressive Symptoms across Adolescence: A Multisample Longitudinal Study Testing Within-Person Effects
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Becht, Andrik I.; Luyckx, Koen; Nelemans, Stefanie A.; Goossens, Luc; Branje, Susan J. T.; Vollebergh, Wilma A. M.; Meeus, Wim H. J. – Developmental Psychology, 2019
This multisample longitudinal study examined the directionality of effects between identity exploration and commitment processes and depressive symptoms across adolescence. We compared two theoretical perspectives. According to the vulnerability model, identity uncertainty predicts depressive symptoms, whereas the scar model holds that depressive…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Adolescents, Longitudinal Studies
Identity Formation in Adolescence: Change or Stability?
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Klimstra, Theo A.; Hale, William W., III; Raaijmakers, Quinten A. W.; Branje, Susan J. T.; Meeus, Wim H. J. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2010
The aim of this five-wave longitudinal study of 923 early to middle adolescents (50.7% boys; 49.3% girls) and 390 middle to late adolescents (43.3% boys and 56.7% girls) is to provide a comprehensive view on change and stability in identity formation from ages 12 to 20. Several types of change and stability (i.e., mean-level change, rank-order…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Adolescents, Self Concept, Questionnaires
Developmental Changes and Gender Differences in Adolescents' Perceptions of Friendships
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De Goede, Irene H. A.; Branje, Susan J. T.; Meeus, Wim H. J. – Journal of Adolescence, 2009
This five-wave study aims to investigate the development of adolescents' perceptions of support, negative interaction, and power in best friendships from ages 12 to 20 years. Furthermore, gender differences and linkages between the three dimensions are explored. A total of 593 early adolescents (53.6% boys) and 337 middle adolescents (43.3% boys)…
Descriptors: Friendship, Adolescents, Gender Differences, Individual Development
Linkages over Time between Adolescents' Relationships with Parents and Friends
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De Goede, Irene H. A.; Branje, Susan J. T.; Delsing, Marc J. M. H.; Meeus, Wim H. J. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2009
This 5-wave longitudinal study examines linkages over time between adolescents' perceptions of relationships with parents and friends with respect to support, negative interaction, and power. A total of 575 early adolescents (54.1% boys) and 337 middle adolescents (43.3% boys) participated. Path analyses mainly showed bidirectional associations…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Friendship, Parent Child Relationship, Adolescents
Developmental Changes in Adolescents' Perceptions of Relationships with Their Parents
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De Goede, Irene H. A.; Branje, Susan J. T.; Meeus, Wim H. J. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2009
This 4-wave longitudinal study examines developmental changes in adolescents' perceptions of parent-adolescent relationships by assessing parental support, conflict with parents, and parental power. A total of 951 early adolescents (50.4% boys) and 390 middle adolescents (43.3% boys) participated. Univariate and multivariate growth curve analyses…
Descriptors: Conflict, Late Adolescents, Early Adolescents, Parent Child Relationship