TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Depressive symptoms during adolescence: Do learning difficulties matter?
JO  - International journal of behavioral development
A1  - Kiuru, Noona
A1  - Leskinen, Esko
A1  - Nurmi, Jari-erik
A1  - Salmela-Aro, Katariina
SP  - 298
EP  - 306
VL  - 35
IS  - 4
N2  - To examine whether learning difficulties play a role in depressive symptoms, 658 Finnish adolescents were asked to complete scales for depression three times during the transition to post-comprehensive education. They also reported on their learning difficulties and feelings of inadequacy as a student. The results showed that learning difficulties prospectively predicted depressive symptoms. Moreover, the impact of learning difficulties was mediated via inadequacy as a student: learning difficulties predicted feelings of inadequacy as a student which, in turn, contributed to greater increases in depressive symptoms. Finally, gender moderated the association between learning difficulties and depressive symptoms: both being a girl and having a high level of learning difficulties predicted a higher initial level of depressive symptoms.<p /> 
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SN  - 0165-0254
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0165025410396764
ID  - ref1
ER  -