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Wu, Pei-Chen – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2016
In a six-wave longitudinal study with two cohorts (660 adolescents and 630 young adults), this study investigated the longitudinal stability of the Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II) using the Trait-State-Occasion (TSO) model. The results revealed that the full TSO model was the best fitting representation of the depression measured by the…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Depression (Psychology), Longitudinal Studies, Scores
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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
Byrne, Barbara M. – 1994
Working from a common data base and hypothesized model, this paper demonstrates and compares the EQS and LISREL computer program strategies in the analysis of a second-order factor model. Program similarities and differences are noted with respect to: (1) preliminary analyses of the data; (2) treatment of data that are not multivariately normal;…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Comparative Analysis, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software