Deardorff Julianna, Gonzales Nancy A, Sandler Irwin N
Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-1104, USA.
J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2003 Apr;31(2):205-17. doi: 10.1023/a:1022582410183.
Adolescents' control beliefs were examined as a mediator of the relation between stress and depressive symptoms among a diverse sample of 445 inner-city adolescents. Results indicated that control beliefs significantly mediate the relation between stress and depressive symptoms. The specific direct effects of six individual stress domains (peer, family, school, neighborhood, economic, discrimination) on control beliefs and depressive symptoms were also examined. Results showed that (1) economic stress relates to adolescents' control beliefs, (2) family stress relates to adolescent depressive symptoms, and (3) peer stress relates to both control beliefs and depressive symptoms. Secondary analyses revealed that control beliefs significantly mediate the specific relations between peer stress and depressive symptoms. Results were not found to vary across ethnic groups. The implications of these findings for adolescent mental health and preventive interventions targeting depression are discussed.
在445名市中心青少年的多样化样本中，研究了青少年的控制信念作为压力与抑郁症状之间关系的中介变量。结果表明，控制信念显著中介了压力与抑郁症状之间的关系。还考察了六个个体压力领域（同伴、家庭、学校、社区、经济、歧视）对控制信念和抑郁症状的具体直接影响。结果显示：（1）经济压力与青少年的控制信念有关；（2）家庭压力与青少年抑郁症状有关；（3）同伴压力与控制信念和抑郁症状均有关。二次分析表明，控制信念显著中介了同伴压力与抑郁症状之间的具体关系。研究结果未发现因种族群体而异。讨论了这些发现对青少年心理健康以及针对抑郁症的预防性干预措施的意义。
