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Trajectories of Individual Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents: Gender and Family Relationships as Predictors
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Kouros, Chrystyna D.; Garber, Judy – Developmental Psychology, 2014
Depressive syndrome and disorders increase substantially during adolescence. Little is known, however, about how "individual" symptoms of depression change over the course of this developmental period. The present study examined within-person changes in symptom severity of each individual symptom of depression, utilizing longitudinal…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Measures (Individuals), Adolescents
Stressors, Family Environment and Coping Styles as Predictors of Educational and Psychosocial Adjustment in Palestinian Children
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Khamis, Vivian – Educational Studies, 2013
This study investigated the contributions of child and parents' sociodemographics, daily stressors, family environment, and coping strategies, to academic achievement, cognitive functioning and aggression in a sample of 600 children at the intermediate grade levels from Gaza Strip. Each of the predictor variables exhibited a different pattern of…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Family Environment, Coping, Predictor Variables
Setting the Stage: Early Child and Family Characteristics as Predictors of Later Loneliness in Children with Developmental Disabilities
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Howell, Angela; Hauser-Cram, Penny; Kersh, Joanne E. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2007
Children with developmental disabilities often report having few friends. Researchers have tended to focus on social skill deficits, neglecting other potent predictors of children's feelings of loneliness. In a sample of 82 children with developmental disabilities, we examined characteristics of the child at age 3 (i.e., the conclusion of early…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Early Intervention, Interpersonal Competence, Family Characteristics