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March 05, 2009
Girls' Anti-Social Behavior Predictive of Later Depression
HealthDay (2/27, McKeever) reported that "anti-social behavior among young elementary school girls and increased anxiety in either boys or girls that age tend to predict whether they develop depression in adolescence," according to a study appearing in The Journal of Early Adolescence.
For the study, researchers "followed more than 800 predominantly white children for seven years, starting when they were in first or second grade. Children, parents and teachers provided information that measured the students' levels of depression, anxiety, anti-social behavior and social competency."
Also, parents were asked about "family and marital conflict, family stress, and parental depression." The researchers found that, "when all the risk factors were analyzed, anti-social behavior and anxiety were the most predictive of later depression."
Researchers noted "that young children can identify themselves as being anxious and depressed...they are able to understand and report feeling depressed or anxious, and tell us so."
Related Links:
- "Girls' Anti-Social Behavior Predictive of Later Depression," Kevin McKeever, HealthDay, February 27, 2009.
Posted by admin at March 5, 2009 03:59 PM