@article{ref1,
title="A daily diary analysis of preschool depressive behaviors: prospective associations and moderators across 14 days",
journal="Journal of abnormal child psychology",
year="2019",
author="Leppert, Katherine A. and Bufferd, Sara J. and Olino, Thomas M. and Dougherty, Lea R.",
volume="47",
number="9",
pages="1547-1558",
abstract="Depressive disorders can be observed in early childhood and are associated with significant concurrent and prospective impairment; however, little is known about day-to-day variations in common depressive behaviors in children. This study examined the day-to-day variability of two common depressive behaviors in preschool-aged children, sadness and irritability, and factors associated with the daily occurrence of these behaviors. Participants included 291 parents of preschool-aged children, and parents completed a 14-day daily diary. <br><br>RESULTS indicated that sleep quality did not prospectively predict next-day sadness or irritability the following day. We observed between-person stability, but within-person variability, in children's sadness and irritability across 14 days. We observed greater between-person stability and greater within-person variability in sadness and irritability for males and for children with fewer baseline psychiatric symptoms and lower baseline impairment. <br><br>FINDINGS provide a developmental perspective on normative patterns of sadness and irritability in young children and can inform prevention and individualized intervention efforts to reduce negative sequelae in at-risk preschoolers.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0091-0627",
doi="10.1007/s10802-019-00535-4",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10802-019-00535-4"
}