Differentiating Interpersonal Correlates of Depressive Symptoms and Social Anxiety in Adolescence: Implications for Models of Comorbidity

Starr, Lisa R.; Davila, Joanne

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“…Researchers have found that children's trust beliefs in others are negatively correlated with internalized maladjustment, notably anxiety (Starr & Davila, 2008) depression (Lester & Gatto, 4 Trust and Peer Interaction 1990; Meltzer, Vostanis, Goodman, & Ford, 2007) and rumination (Ruijten, Roelofs, & Rood, 2011).…”

Section: Relations Between Trust Beliefs and Psychosocial Adjustmentmentioning

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When Trust Fails: The Relation Between Children’s Trust Beliefs in Peers and their Peer Interactions in a Natural Setting

Rotenberg

Qualter

Holt

et al. 2014

J Abnorm Child Psychol

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One hundred and forty-nine 8-11 year-old children (86 males; M = 9 years -4 months and SD = 7 months) from the UK were administered the Trust Beliefs in Peers scale and were observed in the playground over one school year. Quadratic relations were found between trust beliefs in peers and peer interaction, which varied by gender. Compared to girls with the middle range of trust beliefs, girls with very low beliefs and those with very high trust beliefs: (a) were less accepted/more rejected by the peer group (i.e., lower group interaction, and greater negatively received bids), (b) showed greater indirect aggression (engaged in and received), (c) showed greater non-engagement (i.e., being alone), and (d) showed greater concomitant distress. Compared to children with the middle range of trust beliefs, children with those extreme trust beliefs in peers demonstrated greater direct aggression (engaged in and received) and showed passive behavior (for boys only). The findings supported the conclusion that children, primarily girls, who trust peers too little and those who trust too much are at risk for psychosocial maladjustment.Key Words: Children; Trust Beliefs; Social Behavior; Peers; Playground; Gender. "You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you do not trust enough."Frank Crane (1935, p. 172) Trust is crucial to psychosocial adjustment during childhood (Bernath & Feshbach, 1995; Harris, 2007; Rotenberg, 2010;Simpson, 2007) that has been found to be related to their quality of attachment to caregivers (Armsden & Greenberg, 1987; Cohn, 1990). Consistent with Crane's proposition (as quoted above), research has shown that children who trust too little are at risk for social failure in the form of psychosocial maladjustment. For example, it has been found that children with low trust beliefs in peers (e.g., the children expect peers not to keep promises) demonstrated elevated aggression (Malti et al., 2013), and loneliness (Rotenberg et al., 2010; Qualter et al., 2013) than do other children.According to Crane, though, individuals who trust too much are equally at risk for social failure and, thus, poor psychosocial adjustment. This proposition has received scarce attention during childhood (or any other period in development). The few studies that have examined that proposition have yielded support for it. For example, Rotenberg and his colleagues (e.g., Rotenberg et al., 2005) found quadratic relations in which children who held very low and those who held very high trust beliefs in peers demonstrated low psychosocial functioning (e.g., being rejected rather accepted by peers).Studies on children's trust beliefs have been growing in number, but there are major limitations with that line of investigation. There is a dearth of research examining the relation between children's trust beliefs and their normative social behavior with peers in natural settings. Previous research has not adequately determined whether or not children's actual social behavior varies as a fun...

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Section: Relations Between Trust Beliefs and Psychosocial Adjustmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

When Trust Fails: The Relation Between Children’s Trust Beliefs in Peers and their Peer Interactions in a Natural Setting

Rotenberg

Qualter

Holt

et al. 2014

J Abnorm Child Psychol

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“…As will be seen, most studies fail to consider the substantial overlap in or comorbidity of social anxiety and depression. As Starr and Davila (2008) note, ''For the purposes of identifying unique etiological factors or determining how disorders may be related to each other, partialing out potentially confounding comorbid symptoms is critical' ' (p. 346). Moreover, identifying the unique, shared, and overlapping risk factors is important for understanding the etiology of social anxiety, depression, and comorbid social anxiety and depression and will enhance efforts in developing empirically-and theoretically relevant targets for prevention and treatment.…”

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Integrating Etiological Models of Social Anxiety and Depression in Youth: Evidence for a Cumulative Interpersonal Risk Model

Epkins

Heckler

2011

Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev

210

170

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Models of social anxiety and depression in youth have been developed separately, and they contain similar etiological influences. Given the high comorbidity of social anxiety and depression, we examine whether the posited etiological constructs are a correlate of, or a risk factor for, social anxiety and/or depression at the symptom level and the diagnostic level. We find core risk factors of temperament, genetics, and parent psychopathology (i.e., depression and anxiety) are neither necessary nor sufficient for the development of social anxiety and/or depression. Instead, aspects of children's relationships with parents and/or peers either mediates (i.e., explains) or moderates (i.e., interacts with) these core risks being related to social anxiety and/or depression. We then examine various parent- and peer-related constructs contained in the separate models of social anxiety and depression (i.e., parent-child attachment, parenting, social skill deficits, peer acceptance and rejection, peer victimization, friendships, and loneliness). Throughout our review, we report evidence for a Cumulative Interpersonal Risk model that incorporates both core risk factors and specific interpersonal risk factors. Most studies fail to consider comorbidity, thus little is known about the specificity of these various constructs to depression and/or social anxiety. However, we identify shared, differential, and cumulative risks, correlates, consequences, and protective factors. We then put forth demonstrated pathways for the development of depression, social anxiety, and their comorbidity. Implications for understanding comorbidity are highlighted throughout, as are theoretical and research directions for developing and refining models of social anxiety, depression, and their comorbidity. Prevention and treatment implications are also noted.

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“…However, it is possible that the observed association between parental criticism and adolescent self-injury might have been better accounted for by the effect of depression or other psychopathology, as no attempt was made to adjust for this in the analysis. Indeed, other research has identifi ed a strong and direct relation between depression in young people and perceived alienation from parents (Starr & Davila, 2008).…”

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Family environment, expressed emotion and adolescent self-harm: A review of conceptual, empirical, cross-cultural and clinical perspectives

Michelson

Bhugra

2012

International Review of Psychiatry

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Self-harm in young people is a complex and pervasive problem with a number of co-existing risk factors. Although research has implicated a range of family variables in understanding the onset, maintenance and prevention of adolescent self-harm, relatively little attention has been given to the expressed emotion (EE) construct. Based on a narrative review and synthesis of peer-reviewed literature up to and including 2011, this paper considers the conceptual background and empirical evidence for the role of family environment in the expression of adolescent self-harm, with a particular focus on EE. The clinical implications of this literature for working with young people and families from different cultures are also addressed. In summary, the surveyed research provides insuffi cient evidence for a direct causal link between family environment and adolescent self-harm, with questions raised about the temporal sequencing of measured variables, specifi city of implicated family risk factors, and the nature and role of protective factors in families. Emerging evidence for an association between high EE and adolescent self-harm requires replication in well-controlled, prospective studies. There is also a lack of empirically-supported, family-based treatment modalities for adolescents who self-harm. Intervention strategies should be guided by personalised formulation, taking into account individual vulnerabilities, strengths and social contexts, as well as cultural norms for family environment.

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Differentiating Interpersonal Correlates of Depressive Symptoms and Social Anxiety in Adolescence: Implications for Models of Comorbidity

Cited by 95 publications

References 76 publications

When Trust Fails: The Relation Between Children’s Trust Beliefs in Peers and their Peer Interactions in a Natural Setting

When Trust Fails: The Relation Between Children’s Trust Beliefs in Peers and their Peer Interactions in a Natural Setting

Integrating Etiological Models of Social Anxiety and Depression in Youth: Evidence for a Cumulative Interpersonal Risk Model

Family environment, expressed emotion and adolescent self-harm: A review of conceptual, empirical, cross-cultural and clinical perspectives

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