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Relation of depression to perceived social support: results from a randomized adolescent depression prevention trial

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Stice, Eric, Rohde, Paul, Gau, Jeff, Ochner, Chris·2011·Behaviour Research and Therapy

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Theorists posit that certain behaviors exhibited by depressed individuals (e.g., negative self-statements, dependency, reassurance seeking, inappropriate or premature disclosures, passivity, social withdrawal) reduce social support, yet there have been few experimental tests of this hypothesis. Using data from a randomized depression prevention trial (N=253) involving adolescents (M age=15.5, SD=1.2), we tested whether a cognitive behavioral group intervention that significantly reduced depressive symptoms relative to bibliotherapy and educational brochure control conditions through 2-year follow-up produced improvements in perceived parental and friend social support and whether change in depressive symptoms mediated the effect on change in social support. Cognitive behavioral group participants showed significantly greater increases in perceived friend social support through 1-year follow-up relative to bibliotherapy and brochure controls, but there were no significant effects for perceived parental support. Further, change in depressive symptoms appeared to mediate the effects of the intervention on change in perceived friend support. Results provide experimental support for the theory that depressive symptoms are inversely related to perceived social support, but imply that this effect may be specific to friend vs. parental support for adolescents.

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Authors
Stice, E., Rohde, P., Gau, J., & Ochner, C.
Affiliations
  • The University of Texas at Austin (US)
  • Oregon Research Institute (US)
  • Columbia University (US)
Corresponding author
Stice, Eric
Venue
Behaviour Research and Therapy
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2011-05
Volume
49
Issue
5
Pages
361-366
ISSN
0005-7967 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2018160257
Cited by
79
References
31
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.76
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Behaviour Research and Therapy (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
Foundation for the National Institutes of Health
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
Keywords
adolescent depression, perceived social support, depressive symptoms, group cognitive behavioral therapy, depression prevention, bibliotherapy, parental support, peer support, mediation, social withdrawal, reassurance seeking
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Bibliotherapy, Depression, Female, Humans, Male, Psychotherapy, Group, Social Perception, Social Support, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

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