A Further Look at the Prognostic Power of Young Children's Reports of Depressed Mood and Feelings
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A primary objective of the present study was to determine the validity of first graders' self-reports of depressed mood and feelings. To that end, the prognostic power of first grade self-reports of depressed mood and feelings was examined with respect to later psychopathology and adaptive functioning in a population of urban school children (N= 946). First grade self-reports of depressed mood predicted later child academic functioning, the need for and use of mental health services, suicidal ideation, and a diagnosis of major depressive disorder by age 14. The prognostic power of these early self-reports suggests that children as young as 5 or 6 years of age are capable of providing valid reports of depressed mood and feelings.
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There are data to support the validity of preadolescent girls' reports of depressive symptoms.
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- Authors
- Ialongo, N. S., Edelsohn, G., & Kellam, S. G.
- Affiliations
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Thomas Jefferson University (US)
- Venue
- Child Development
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2001-05-01
- Volume
- 72
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 736-747
- ISSN
- 0009-3920 (ISSN-L)
- 1467-8624
- OpenAlex
- W2009685367
- Cited by
- 160
- References
- 25
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- FWCI
- 5.80
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Child Development (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Mental Health (R0 1 MH57005-02A, 5 PO MH38725, R01MH057005)
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01 DA11796-01A1, R01DA011796)
- 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
- depressive mood, child self-report, first grade students, early childhood, prognostic validity, academic functioning, mental health service utilization, suicidal ideation, major depressive disorder, child psychopathology, adaptive behavior, urban school children
- MeSH terms
- Child, Child, Preschool, Depression, Emotions, Female, Humans, Male, Personality Assessment, Prognosis, Self Disclosure, Urban Population, Reproducibility of Results
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