Prospective relations between social support and depression: differential direction of effects for parent and peer support

Stice, Eric; Ragan, Jennifer; Randall, Patrick

doi:10.1037/0021-843x.113.1.155

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Prospective relations between social support and depression: differential direction of effects for parent and peer support

Stice, Eric, Ragan, Jennifer, Randall, Patrick·2004·Journal of Abnormal Psychology

DOI 10.1037/0021-843x.113.1.155

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The authors tested whether deficits in perceived social support predicted subsequent increases in depression and whether depression predicted subsequent decreases in social support with longitudinal data from adolescent girls (N = 496). Deficits in parental support but not peer support predicted future increases in depressive symptoms and onset of major depression. In contrast, initial depressive symptoms and major depression predicted future decreases in peer support but not parental support. Results are consistent with the theory that support decreases the risk for depression but suggest that this effect may be specific to parental support during early adolescence. Results are also consonant with the claim that depression promotes support erosion but imply that this effect may only occur with peer support during this period.

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Authors: Stice, E., Ragan, J., & Randall, P.
Affiliations: The University of Texas at Austin (US)
ORCID: Stice, Eric
Ragan, Jennifer
Randall, Patrick
Venue: Journal of Abnormal Psychology
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Published: 2004-02
Volume: 113
Issue: 1
Pages: 155-159
ISSN: 0021-843X (ISSN-L)
1939-1846
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843x.113.1.155
OpenAlex: W2169287001
Cited by: 736
References: 26
Citations by year: 2026: 14 · 2025: 16 · 2024: 18 · 2023: 25 · 2022: 50 · 2021: 48 · 2020: 33 · 2019: 46 · 2018: 38 · 2017: 75 · 2016: 39 · 2015: 47 · 2014: 41 · 2013: 48 · 2012: 38
FWCI: 19.70
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Journal of Abnormal Psychology (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: U.S. Public Health Service (64560, 01708)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Keywords: perceived social support, depression, parental support, peer support, adolescent girls, early adolescence, depressive symptoms, bidirectional effects
MeSH terms: Adolescent, Major Depressive Disorder, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Parents, Peer Group, Social Support

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