Developmental trajectories and longitudinal mediation effects of self-esteem, peer attachment, child maltreatment and depression on early adolescents

Ju, Soyoung; Lee, Yanghee

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.11.015

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“…Researchers have suggested that interventions that encourage healthy self-esteem may be effective in reducing depressive experiences of youth (Ju & Lee, 2018; Sowislo & Orth, 2013). It is important to note that one of the core features of depression is feelings of worthlessness, which is also a key feature of low self-esteem (American Psychiatric Association, 2013; Tsaousis, 2016).…”

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“…It has been argued that specific self-esteem dimensions cannot be equated with global self-esteem (Rosenberg, Schooler, Schoenbach, & Rosenberg, 1995), and therefore, results using a specific dimension of self-concept or a composite measure should not be generalized to global self-esteem without investigation. Nonetheless, researchers have found that self-esteem mediates longitudinal associations between different types of victimization (e.g., child maltreatment; Ju & Lee, 2018) and depression, providing evidence for the influence of self-esteem on the development of mental health disorders. These effects may be difficult to examine with traditional moderator/mediator analyses due to the complexity of the developmental pathways (e.g., reciprocal associations) involving multiple domains that share varying influences across the developmental periods of childhood and adolescence.…”

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The temporal sequence of depressive symptoms, peer victimization, and self-esteem across adolescence: Evidence for an integrated self-perception driven model

Saint-Georges

Vaillancourt

2019

Dev Psychopathol

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Depression is associated with a multiplicity of adverse outcomes in adolescence, including peer victimization and low self-esteem. Depressive symptoms, peer victimization, and self-esteem are linked in cross-sectional studies, but no longitudinal study has been conducted assessing their developmental pathways in one integrated model across adolescence. We explored their temporal sequencing in a normative sample of 612 Canadian adolescents (54% girls) assessed annually over 5 years (Grade 7 to Grade 11). Potential confounders such as biological sex, ethnicity/race, and parent income and education were statistically controlled. We found evidence for the vulnerability model (self-esteem predicting depression) and the symptoms-driven model (depression predicting peer victimization). Our findings also supported the integration of these pathways into a self-perception driven model characterized by the indirect effect of self-esteem on later peer victimization via depressive symptoms. Specifically, poor self-esteem initiated a developmental cascade that led to poor mood and poor peer relations. These results highlight the importance of helping youth form a healthy identity that promotes positive mental health and peer relations, and the need to intervene with depressed, victimized, and at-risk adolescents to instill positive self-regard. Our results also emphasize the central role that self-perceptions play in the onset and maintenance of poor outcomes.

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The temporal sequence of depressive symptoms, peer victimization, and self-esteem across adolescence: Evidence for an integrated self-perception driven model

Saint-Georges

Vaillancourt

2019

Dev Psychopathol

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“…MacPhee and Andrews () explored several risk factors accounting for the onset of depression in early adolescents; the results showed that self‐esteem was the strongest predictor of depression in both boys and girls. Additionally, most previous studies of the vulnerability effect of low self‐esteem have focused on global self‐esteem (Babore, Trumello, Candelori, Paciello, & Cerniglia, ; Ju & Lee, ; Rieger et al ., ), rather than domain‐specific self‐esteem. Harter () suggested that domain‐specific self‐esteem levels would also relate to the development of depression.…”

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Longitudinal association between low self‐esteem and depression in early adolescents: The role of rejection sensitivity and loneliness

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Objectives Although the relation between low self‐esteem and depression has been well established, little is known about the possible psychological mechanisms that account for the relation between them. Based on Beck's cognitive theory of depression, the main aim of this study was to explore the notion that rejection sensitivity and loneliness serve as mediators of the relation between low self‐esteem and depression among early adolescents. Design Using a longitudinal design, we evaluated the hypothesized model with a sample of 866 Chinese early adolescents (51% females) between 11 and 15 years old who completed questionnaires on three occasions at 1‐year intervals. Results Structural equation modelling showed that: (1) low self‐esteem at Time 1 positively predicted depression at Time 3; (2) rejection sensitivity at Time 2 partially mediated the relation between low self‐esteem at Time 1 and depression at Time 3; (3) low self‐esteem at Time 1 demonstrated partial indirect effects on depression at Time 3 successively via rejection sensitivity and loneliness at Time 2; and (4) rejection sensitivity predicted an increase in loneliness but not vice versa, and depression accounted for later loneliness, but not for rejection sensitivity. Conclusions The associations between low self‐esteem and depression among early adolescents may be explained by rejection sensitivity and loneliness. These results suggest implications for effective interventions for depression in early adolescents. Practitioner points Low self‐esteem is a risk factor for depression in early adolescents, and rejection sensitivity and loneliness help explain the vulnerability model. Implementing empirically based intervention plans to overcome low self‐esteem may be helpful in efforts to reduce depression in early adolescents. Effective interventions should likely include efforts to decrease rejection sensitivity and loneliness and their effects, such as training to interpret verbal and behavioural cues in social interactions more accurately and to develop more effective social skills to enhance social confidence.

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“…Self-esteem is defined as an individual"s perception on his own regardless of positive view or negative view (Ciccarelli and White, 2015). It indicates on how one could rate himself based on self-worthiness (Ju and Lee, 2018). Individual will experience different stress level due to different perception on personal"s strengths.…”

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Undergraduates’ Academic Performance, Self-Esteem and Perceived Social Support as Determinants of Perceived Stress

Keat¹,

Chin

Seong³

2018

IJHRS

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The aim of current paper is to investigate the relationships between academic performance, self-esteem, perceived social support and perceived stress among the undergraduates in both Malaysian public and private universities. Research data is gathered from a sample of 144 of undergraduates from public and private universities in Malaysia. Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) is employed to examine the influences of academic performance, self-esteem, perceived social support and perceived stress among the undergraduates. The results demonstrate that self-esteem and perceived social support are viewed as potential predictors of perceived stress among undergraduates. However, there is no significant relationship between academic performance and perceived stress. Future researchers are suggested to conduct similar researches in qualitative or experimental setting in order to minimize personal bias in a longitudinal design. Current paper provides new in-depth and practical implications to all parties to pay attention in efforts to improve undergraduate’s well-being and achievement in their tertiary education stage. This paper offers new insight into the predicting factors of perceived stress among undergraduates in Malaysian context.

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Developmental trajectories and longitudinal mediation effects of self-esteem, peer attachment, child maltreatment and depression on early adolescents

Cited by 59 publications

References 35 publications

The temporal sequence of depressive symptoms, peer victimization, and self-esteem across adolescence: Evidence for an integrated self-perception driven model

The temporal sequence of depressive symptoms, peer victimization, and self-esteem across adolescence: Evidence for an integrated self-perception driven model

Longitudinal association between low self‐esteem and depression in early adolescents: The role of rejection sensitivity and loneliness

Undergraduates’ Academic Performance, Self-Esteem and Perceived Social Support as Determinants of Perceived Stress

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