Citation

Keenan K, Hipwell A, Feng X, Rischall M, Henneberger A, Klosterman S. J. Adolesc. Health 2010; 47(5): 526-528.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.03.016

PMID

20970089

PMCID

PMC2965047

Abstract

PURPOSE: To apply a diathesis × stress model to testing the association between peer victimization and depression in a sample of preadolescent girls. METHODS: DSM-IV symptoms of depression symptoms were measured at ages 9 and 11, assertiveness and peer victimization were assessed by youth report at age 9. RESULTS: The interaction of low levels of assertiveness and high peer victimization at age 9 was predictive of depression symptoms at age 11, controlling for earlier depression symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: The results extend the published data on peer relations and depression by identifying a group of girls who may be particularly vulnerable to the stress of negative peer interactions.

Language: en