Temple University, USA.
Temple University, USA.
J Adolesc. 2014 Feb;37(2):165-74. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2013.11.010. Epub 2013 Dec 25.
Although research implicates pubertal processes in the emergence of the sex difference in depression during adolescence, few studies have examined how cognitive and affective vulnerabilities influence the effect of pubertal timing on depressive symptoms. The current study prospectively examined whether early pubertal timing predicted increases in depressive symptoms among adolescents with more negative cognitive styles and lower emotional clarity, and whether this risk was specific to adolescent girls. In a diverse sample of 318 adolescents, early pubertal timing predicted increases in depressive symptoms among adolescent boys and girls with more negative cognitive styles and adolescent girls with poor emotional clarity. These findings suggest that earlier pubertal maturation may heighten the risk of depression for adolescents with pre-existing vulnerabilities to depression, and that early maturing adolescent girls with lower levels of emotional clarity may be particularly vulnerable to depressive symptoms, representing one pathway through which the sex difference in depression may emerge.
虽然研究表明青春期过程与青少年时期抑郁的性别差异有关，但很少有研究探讨认知和情感脆弱性如何影响青春期时间对抑郁症状的影响。本研究前瞻性地研究了早期青春期时间是否预测具有更消极认知风格和较低情绪清晰度的青少年抑郁症状的增加，以及这种风险是否特定于青春期女孩。在一个多样化的 318 名青少年样本中，早期青春期时间预测了具有更消极认知风格的青少年男孩和女孩以及情绪清晰度差的青春期女孩抑郁症状的增加。这些发现表明，对于已经存在抑郁脆弱性的青少年来说，更早的青春期成熟可能会增加抑郁的风险，而情绪清晰度较低的早期成熟的青春期女孩可能特别容易出现抑郁症状，这代表了抑郁性别差异出现的一种途径。
