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Fredrick, Stephanie Secord; Demaray, Michelle Kilpatrick; Jenkins, Lyndsay N. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2017
Adolescent stressors coupled with environmental demands, such as pressures to achieve, might lead to negative outcomes for some students. Students who worry about their ability to meet high standards might be more at risk of internalizing problems. The current study investigated the relations among perfectionism, social support, and internalizing…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Behavior Problems, Regression (Statistics), Stress Variables
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Abela, John R. Z.; Fishman, Michael B.; Cohen, Joseph R.; Young, Jami F. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2012
A major theory of personality predispositions to depression posits that individuals who possess high levels of self-criticism and/or dependency are vulnerable to developing depression following negative life events. The goal of the current study was to test this theory of personality predispositions and the self-esteem buffering hypothesis in a…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Personality Problems, Parents, At Risk Persons
Crowley, Susan L.; And Others – 1993
Issues surrounding accurate assessment of depression in children have received much attention. However, the stability of scores from depression measures has generally been estimated using only classical test score theory, rather than the more powerful generalizability theory. The dependability of scores from the Children's Depression Inventory…
Descriptors: Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Depression (Psychology), Diagnostic Tests