Citation

Bastin M, Vanhalst J, Raes F, Bijttebier P. J. Youth Adolesc. 2018; 47(5): 1037-1051.

Affiliation

School Psychology and Development in Context, KU Leuven, Tiensestraat 102, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10964-017-0746-9

PMID

28983791

Abstract

Co-rumination has been shown advantageous for friendship quality, but disadvantageous for mental health. Recently, two components have been distinguished, with co-brooding predicting increases in depressive symptoms and co-reflection decreases. The current study aimed to replicate these findings and investigated whether both components also show differential relations with friendship quality. Gender was investigated as a moderator. Path analyses were used on data of 313 adolescents aged 9-17 (50.5% girls). Co-brooding was related to more concurrent and prospective depressive symptoms in girls. Co-reflection predicted less concurrent and prospective depressive symptoms in girls and higher concurrent positive friendship quality for boys and girls. This study underscores the value of studying co-rumination components and suggests that boys and girls in this context differ in their pathways towards depression.

Language: en

Keywords

Adolescence; Co-brooding; Co-reflection; Co-rumination; Depressive symptoms; Friendship quality