TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Contingent Self-worth and Gender Differences in Adolescent Depression: A Commentary
JO  - Sex roles
A1  - Burwell, Rebecca A.
A1  - Shirk, Stephen R.
SP  - 769
EP  - 777
VL  - 61
IS  - 11-12
N2  - This manuscript comments on Cambron, Acitelli and Pettit’s review of interpersonal contingencies (this issue). This commentary addresses the authors’ attention to the process by which self-worth is maintained—rather than the level or content of self-worth—as a risk for depression among females. We explore several possible explanations for the mixed diathesis-stress findings related to self-worth contingencies, including the measurement of contingencies and the conceptualization of domains of self-worth. Additional intra and interpersonal factors placing girls at risk for depression are reviewed, and possible underpinnings of interpersonal self-worth contingencies are presented. We explore ethnic differences in self-worth, diversity in cultural focus on the self, and possible biases in cultural frameworks in assessing self-worth contingencies. Links between self-worth contingencies and rumination are further elaborated, and clinical implications are presented.<p /> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0360-0025
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11199-009-9694-5
ID  - ref1
ER  -