An Accelerated Latent Class Growth Curve Analysis of Adolescent Bonds and Trajectories of Depressive Symptoms

Olufowote, Rachael A. Dansby; Soloski, Kristy L.; Gonzalez-Casteñeda, Natali; Hayes, Nicholas

doi:10.1007/s10826-019-01542-1

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“…Depressive symptoms of young adults in the high and fluctuating class were often unstable over the young adulthood period (after age 21), reflecting multiple turning points in depressive symptom trajectories during this time. The existence of this class is consistent with other findings (e.g., Dansby Olufowote et al, 2020). Further, young adults in the moderate and peaking class averaged moderate levels of symptom severity across young adulthood.…”

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confidence: 93%

“…These trajectories may vary not only in their rate of change (slope) but also in their qualitative functional form. Consistent with this, a recent study indicated that young adults who experienced more family adversities in childhood (e.g., low quality of parent–child relationship) generally experienced more fluctuations in their trajectories of depressive symptoms as young adults compared to those with less family adversities (Dansby Olufowote et al, 2020). However, this study did not consider the sequential patterns of multiple transition events.…”

Section: Timing Of Life Transition Events: Distinct Sequential Patternsmentioning

confidence: 54%

“…Further, some young adults may experience more than one turning point in depressive symptom trajectories. Indeed, a recent study identified fluctuating trajectories of depressive symptoms for some young adults (Dansby Olufowote et al, 2020), which may reflect multiple turning points in depressive symptom trajectories. Although these findings point to heterogeneity in the timing and number of turning points in individuals’ depressive symptom trajectories during young adulthood, it remains unclear if these multiple turning points are associated with the sequential patterns of multiple transition events.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Further, the transition-linked turning points perspective (Graber & Brooks-Gunn, 1996) posits that deviations from the traditional, or normative, timing of life transition events is related to risky turning points in depressive symptom trajectories. For example, although previous studies suggest that depressive symptoms are generally low and stable during young adulthood (e.g., Dansby Olufowote et al, 2020), deviations from the normative timing of life transition events, such as early parenthood, can alter symptom trajectories, such as a change from relatively low and stable symptoms over time to an increasing symptom trajectory (e.g., Lee et al, 2017). Other studies support a link between depressive symptoms and more negative life events (Johnson et al, 2012).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Previous studies suggest that family contexts in adolescence influence both the timing of life transition events (Lee et al, 2018) and depressive symptom trajectories in young adulthood (Dansby Olufowote et al, 2020). For example, Wickrama and Baltimore (2010) found positive associations between negative family contexts (e.g., financial strain and hostile relationships with parents) and early transition events.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Life transition events and depressive symptom trajectories during young adulthood: The influence of adverse family and individual contexts in adolescence.

Lee¹,

Wickrama²,

O’Neal³

et al. 2023

Developmental Psychology

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Because sequential patterns of multiple transition events (i.e., college graduation, full-time employment, marriage, and parenthood) are associated with turning points in depressive symptom trajectories during young adulthood, the present study used a sample of 446 White adolescents (52.3% females; 15.58 years old, on average) over 18 years (1992 to 2010) to (a) identify distinct longitudinal joint processes between these sequential patterns of life transition events and turning points of depressive symptom trajectories by using a person-centered modeling approach and (b) investigate the influence of adverse family and individual contexts (negative family economic events, hostile relationships with parents, and impulsive sensation seeking) in adolescence on these longitudinal joint processes. We identified six longitudinal joint processes: (a) traditional transition pattern with no turning points in depressive symptom trajectories, (b) traditional transition pattern with turning points in depressive symptom trajectories in the mid-to-late 20s, (c) early parenthood transition pattern with no turning points in depressive symptom trajectories, (d) early parenthood transition pattern with turning points in depressive symptom trajectories in the mid-to-late 20s, (e) precocious transition pattern with no turning points in depressive symptom trajectories, and (f) precocious transition pattern with depressive symptom turning points (or fluctuations) throughout young adulthood. Negative family economic events, hostile relationships with parents, and impulsive sensation seeking in adolescence influenced these longitudinal joint processes. Hostile relationships with parents also uniquely influenced turning points in depressive symptoms during young adulthood while impulsive sensation seeking uniquely influence sequential patterns of life transition events. Clinical implications are discussed.

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confidence: 93%

Section: Timing Of Life Transition Events: Distinct Sequential Patternsmentioning

confidence: 54%

Section: Timing Of Life Transition Events: Distinct Sequential Patternsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Timing Of Life Transition Events: Distinct Sequential Patternsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Timing Of Life Transition Events: Distinct Sequential Patternsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Life transition events and depressive symptom trajectories during young adulthood: The influence of adverse family and individual contexts in adolescence.

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O’Neal³

et al. 2023

Developmental Psychology

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How final year high school students’ depression develop during COVID-19 in China? A latent class growth modeling analysis

Zhang

Zhou

2023

Curr Psychol

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Depression increased sharply during the initial months of COVID-19, but how it developed over time is rarely explored, especially for adolescents. The current study measured depression of 605 final year high school students in China over 11 months in 4 waves. The latent growth curve modeling (LGCM) was used to examine overall trends in depression and latent class growth modeling (LCGM) was used to identify potential subgroups of adolescents' depressive trajectories. At the same time, gender, life events, and rumination were included as time-invariant covariates. Overall, the development of depression in the final year of high school students showed a slight downward trend. Meanwhile, the depression trajectories showed heterogeneity, and three categories of depression trajectories were identified, which were low-stable (24.3%), depression-risk (67.9%), and high-stable (7.8%). Neuroticism, rumination, and life events such as punishment and loss were found to significantly predict these trajectories of depression. This study helps to characterize differential depression trajectories among adolescents throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and establish several related predictors of the trajectory of depression.

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Individuals’ marital instability mediates the association of their perceived childhood parental affection predicting adulthood depression across 18 years

Bartek

Zainal

Newman

2021

Journal of Affective Disorders

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An Accelerated Latent Class Growth Curve Analysis of Adolescent Bonds and Trajectories of Depressive Symptoms

Cited by 4 publications

References 44 publications

Life transition events and depressive symptom trajectories during young adulthood: The influence of adverse family and individual contexts in adolescence.

Life transition events and depressive symptom trajectories during young adulthood: The influence of adverse family and individual contexts in adolescence.

How final year high school students’ depression develop during COVID-19 in China? A latent class growth modeling analysis

Individuals’ marital instability mediates the association of their perceived childhood parental affection predicting adulthood depression across 18 years

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