Coping, Negative Cognitive Style and Depressive Symptoms in Children of Depressed Parents

Dunbar, Jennifer P.; McKee, Laura G.; Rakow, Aaron; Watson, Kelly H.; Forehand, Rex; Compas, Bruce E.

doi:10.1007/s10608-012-9437-8

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“…Consistent with previous research (e.g., Compas et al 2010; Dunbar et al 2013; Watson et al 2014), composite variables were created from parent and youth reports of stress related to parental depression, coping, and symptoms of anxiety and depression by converting scores to standardized scores ( z -scores) and calculating the mean of the parent and youth z -scores for each variable. Means and standard deviations for youth symptoms of anxiety and depression, youth coping, and total stress related to parental depression were calculated.…”

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Testing Specificity: Associations of Stress and Coping with Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression in Youth

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Research has documented the co-occurrence of symptoms of anxiety and depression across the lifespan, suggesting that these symptoms share common correlates and etiology. The present study aimed to examine potential specific and/or transdiagnostic correlates of symptoms of anxiety and depression in at-risk youth. The present study examined youth stress associated with parental depression and youth coping as potential correlates of symptoms of anxiety and depression in a sample of children of depressed parents. One hundred eighty parents with a history of depression and their children ages 9–15 completed measures assessing youths’ stress associated with parental depression (RSQ), symptoms of anxiety and depression (YSR and CBCL), and coping (RSQ). The results support the hypothesis that secondary control coping is a transdiagnostic correlate of symptoms of anxiety and depression in youth. Youth stress related to parental depression and primary control coping were specific correlates of youth depressive symptoms and not anxiety symptoms. Disengagement coping was not a significant correlate of symptoms of anxiety or depression in youth. Results suggest that there are both transdiagnostic and specific correlates of symptoms of anxiety and depression in youth. The current study provides evidence to suggest specific types of stress and strategies to cope with this stress demonstrate specificity to symptoms of anxiety and depression in high-risk offspring of depressed parents. These findings highlight the importance of understanding the relationship between stress, coping, and symptoms to inform prevention and treatment research.

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“…In offspring of depressed parents, symptoms of mixed anxiety/depression have consistently been negatively associated with secondary control coping (Dunbar et al 2013; Fear et al 2009; Jaser et al 2005). Findings associated with primary control and disengagement coping in offspring of depressed parents are less consistent.…”

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“…They are broadly characterized as proactive (a fight-or-flight response to defeat/escape a stressor) or reactive (a withdrawal response to avoid/outlast the stressor)[9]. In humans, proactive vs. reactive coping styles convey risk or resilience to stress-induced psychopathology depending upon the stressor, since each coping style can be adaptive in some circumstances but maladaptive in others [6, 10–12]. Thus, there is a great need to elucidate neural and molecular factors that shape individuals’ stress coping styles and stress vulnerabilities.…”

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Differential stress induced c-Fos expression and identification of region-specific miRNA-mRNA networks in the dorsal raphe and amygdala of high-responder/low-responder rats

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Ata

Jackson

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Behavioural Brain Research

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Chronic stress triggers a variety of physical and mental health problems, and how individuals cope with stress influences risk for emotional disorders. To investigate molecular mechanisms underlying distinct stress coping styles, we utilized rats that were selectively-bred for differences in emotionality and stress reactivity. We show that high novelty responding (HR) rats readily bury a shock probe in the defensive burying test, a measure of proactive stress coping behavior, while low novelty responding (LR) rats exhibit enhanced immobility, a measure of reactive coping. Shock exposure in the defensive burying test elicited greater activation of HR rats’ caudal dorsal raphe serotonergic cells compared to LRs, but lead to more pronounced activation throughout LRs’ amygdala (lateral, basolateral, central, and basomedial nuclei) compared to HRs. RNA-sequencing revealed 271 mRNA transcripts and 33 microRNA species that were differentially expressed in HR/LR raphe and amygdala. We mapped potential microRNA-mRNA networks by correlating and clustering mRNA and microRNA expression and identified networks that differed in either the HR/LR dorsal raphe or amygdala. A dorsal raphe network linked three microRNAs which were down-regulated in LRs (miR-206-3p, miR-3559-5p, and miR-378a-3p) to repression of genes related to microglia and immune response (Cd74, Cyth4, Nckap1l, and Rac2), the genes themselves were up-regulated in LR dorsal raphe. In the amygdala, another network linked miR-124-5p, miR-146a-5p, miR-3068-3p, miR-380-5p, miR-539-3p, and miR-7a-1-3p with repression of chromatin remodeling-related genes (Cenpk, Cenpq, Itgb3bp, and Mis18a). Overall this work highlights potential drivers of gene-networks and downstream molecular pathways within the raphe and amygdala that contribute to individual differences in stress coping styles and stress vulnerabilities.

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“…However, maladaptive coping responses are associated with elevated stress and psychological difficulties (Cairns, Yap, Pilkington, & Jorm, 2014). For example, active coping strategies, in which the adolescent is doing something to address or solve the problem, have been linked with reduced symptoms of adolescent depression (Dunbar, McKee, Rakow, Watson, Forehand, & Compas, 2013). Avoidance coping, on the other hand, has been linked to increased symptoms of depression (e.g., Kort-Butler, 2009), and this is especially true among adolescents with low levels of emotional intelligence (Davis & Humphrey, 2012), and those who engage specifically in behavioral disengagement (Horwitz, Hill, & King, 2011).…”

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Coping mediates the association between gender and depressive symptomatology in adolescence

Malooly

Flannery

Ohannessian

2016

International Journal of Behavioral Development

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Previous studies have found evidence for gender and racial/ethnic differences in depressive symptoms in adolescence; however, the mechanisms driving this relationship are poorly understood. The goal of this study was to examine the role of individual differences in dispositional coping in the relationships between gender and depressive symptomatology, and race/ethnicity and depressive symptomatology. Surveys were administered to 905 15-17 year old adolescents (mean age 16.10, SD = .67; 54% girls, n = 485) in the spring of 2007, 2008, and 2009. Girls reported more depressive symptomatology than boys and endorsed a greater disposition for the following coping strategies in comparison to boys: emotional social support, instrumental social support, and venting emotions. When race/ethnicity was examined, African-American adolescents reported a greater tendency toward using religious coping than Caucasian and Hispanic adolescents. Dispositional coping preferences also were found to mediate the relationships between gender and depressive symptomatology. These findings indicated that a preference for venting emotions may be particularly problematic when endorsed by girls, whereas instrumental social support may be particularly helpful for girls.

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Coping, Negative Cognitive Style and Depressive Symptoms in Children of Depressed Parents

Cited by 37 publications

References 44 publications

Testing Specificity: Associations of Stress and Coping with Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression in Youth

Testing Specificity: Associations of Stress and Coping with Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression in Youth

Differential stress induced c-Fos expression and identification of region-specific miRNA-mRNA networks in the dorsal raphe and amygdala of high-responder/low-responder rats

Coping mediates the association between gender and depressive symptomatology in adolescence

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