Department of Developmental Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Van der Boechorststraat 1, 1081 BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2011;40(2):245-53. doi: 10.1080/15374416.2011.546045.
Conduct problems in childhood often co-occur with symptoms of depression. This study explored whether the development of conduct problems becomes indirectly linked to depressive symptoms in a sample of 323 kindergarten children, followed over a period of 2 school years. Results showed that the development of conduct problems was indirectly linked to the development of depressive symptoms via experiences of peer rejection. These links were similar for boys and girls. Results underscore that part of the development of childhood symptoms of depression in the early years of school can be explained by a cascade effect in which the development of conduct problems results into poor peer experiences, which ultimately predict depressive symptoms.
儿童时期的行为问题常常与抑郁症状同时出现。本研究在一个由 323 名幼儿园儿童组成的样本中探讨了行为问题的发展是否通过同伴拒绝的经历与抑郁症状间接相关，该样本随访了 2 个学年。结果表明，行为问题的发展通过同伴拒绝的经历与抑郁症状的发展间接相关。男孩和女孩的结果相似。研究结果强调，学校早年儿童抑郁症状的部分发展可以通过级联效应来解释，在该效应中，行为问题的发展导致不良的同伴经历，最终预测抑郁症状。
