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Control-related beliefs and depressive symptoms in clinic-referred children and adolscents: Developmental differences and model specificity.
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The contingency-competence-control (CCC) model links contingency and competence beliefs to perceived control and, in turn, to depression. However, a developmental perspective suggests that noncontingency may be too abstract a concept to be directly tied to depression before adolescence. We tested the CCC model and this developmental notion, using structural equation modeling, with 360 clinic-referred 8- to 17-year-olds. The CCC model fit the data well for the full sample accounting for 46% of the variance in depression. Separate analyses by age group placed perceived contingency in the best-fit model for adolescents (ages 12-17 years) but not for children (8-11 years). This suggests that abstract cause-effect concepts may have more direct affective impact after the cognitive changes of adolescence (e.g., formal operations) than before. Finally, the CCC model accounted for much more variance in depression than conduct problems, suggesting diagnostic specificity.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Weisz, J. R., Southam-Gerow, M. A., & McCarty, C. A.
- Affiliations
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Abnormal Psychology
- Published
- 2001-02
- Volume
- 110
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 97-109
- ISSN
- 0021-843X (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1846
- OpenAlex
- W2122995682
- Cited by
- 129
- References
- 84
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 6
- FWCI
- 6.69
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Abnormal Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (5k05mh001161-05, 5r01mh049522-06)
- National Institute of Mental Health (R01 MH 49522, K05-MH01161, R01MH057347, R01 MH57347)
- 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 › Clinical Psychology › Psychological Treatments and Assessments
- Keywords
- perceived control, depressive symptoms, competence beliefs, developmental differences, children, adolescents, clinic-referred children, conduct problems, diagnostic specificity, cognitive development, formal operations
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Psychology, Adolescent, Child, Psychology, Child, Depression, Humans, Internal-External Control, Male, Models, Psychological, Psychometrics, Referral and Consultation, Sampling Studies, Self Disclosure, Sensitivity and Specificity, Conduct Disorder
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