11岁儿童抑郁症状的认知关联

Cognitive correlates of depressive symptoms in 11-year-old children.

作者信息

McGee R, Anderson J, Williams S, Silva P A

出版信息

J Abnorm Child Psychol. 1986 Dec;14(4):517-24. doi: 10.1007/BF01260520.

Abstract

Self-reports of depressive symptoms were obtained for 792 11-year-old New Zealand children using a structured interview. The aim of the present study was to test the hypothesis that depressive symptomatology in children is associated with impairment on cognitive tasks. The results did not support this hypothesis. Depression was unrelated to performance on various subscales of the WISC-R, whereas self-reported inattention was associated with poor performance. Depressive symptoms, however, were significantly related to lower self-esteem and a poorer self-perception of scholastic ability.

摘要

通过结构化访谈收集了792名11岁新西兰儿童的抑郁症状自我报告。本研究的目的是检验儿童抑郁症状与认知任务受损相关这一假设。结果不支持这一假设。抑郁与韦氏儿童智力量表修订版（WISC-R）各分量表的表现无关，而自我报告的注意力不集中与较差的表现相关。然而，抑郁症状与较低的自尊和对学业能力较差的自我认知显著相关。