Cognition-emotion interaction as a predictor of adolescent depressive symptoms

Karen D. Rudolph; Megan M. Davis; Jennifer D. Monti

doi:10.1037/dev0000397

Cognition-emotion interaction as a predictor of adolescent depressive symptoms

Karen D. Rudolph
, Megan M. Davis
, Jennifer D. Monti

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Abstract

Given the sharp increase in rates of depression during adolescence, especially in girls, it is important to identify which youth are at greatest risk across this critical developmental transition. During the present research, we examined whether (a) individual differences in cognition- emotion interaction, as reflected in cognitive control (CC) deficits and trait negative emotionality (NE), predict depression levels across a 1-year period (sixth-seventh grades); and (b) these temperamental traits create a particularly strong risk in girls. Youth (338 girls, 298 boys; M age in 6th grade = 11.96, SD = .37) reported on their trait NE and depressive symptoms; teachers reported on CC deficits. As hypothesized, compromised CC predicted subsequent depressive symptoms in girls with high, but not average or low, trait NE. This research informs efforts to identify which adolescents are at heightened risk for depression during the adolescent transition and points to possible candidates for early intervention.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2377-2383
Number of pages	7
Journal	Developmental Psychology
Volume	53
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0000397
State	Published - Dec 2017

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© 2017 American Psychological Association.

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We thank the schools and families who participated in this study. We are grateful to Jamie Abaied, Monica Agoston, Hannah Banagale, Megan Flynn, Ellie Hessel, Nicole Llewellyn, Michelle Miernicki, Jo Pauly, Jennifer Monti, and Niwako Sugimura for their assistance in data collection and management. This research was funded by a University of Illinois Arnold O. Beckman Award and the United States Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Mental Health Grant MH68444 awarded to Karen D. Rudolph.

Funders	Funder number
University of Illinois Arnold O. Beckman Award
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
National Institute of Mental Health	R01MH068444

Keywords

Adolescence
Cognitive control
Depression
Gender
Negative emotionality

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Demography
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Life-span and Life-course Studies

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