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Pubertal timing, peer victimization, and body esteem differentially predict depressive symptoms in African American and Caucasian girls

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Hamlat, Elissa J., Shapero, Benjamin G., Hamilton, Jessica L., Stange, Jonathan P., Abramson, Lyn Y., Alloy, Lauren B.·2015·The Journal of Early Adolescence
DOI 10.1177/0272431614534071PMC PMC4486298
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This study prospectively examined pubertal timing and peer victimization as interactive predictors of depressive symptoms in a racially diverse community sample of adolescents. We also expanded on past research by assessing body esteem as a mechanism by which pubertal timing and peer victimization confer risk for depression. In all, 218 adolescents (53.4% female, 49.3% African American, 50.7% Caucasian) completed both a baseline assessment and a follow-up assessment approximately 8 months later. Early maturing Caucasian girls and late maturing African American girls experienced the greatest increases in depressive symptoms at follow-up if they experienced higher levels of peer victimization between baseline and follow-up. Furthermore, body esteem significantly mediated the relationship between pubertal timing, peer victimization, and depressive symptoms for girls of both races. The interaction of pubertal timing and peer victimization did not predict depressive symptoms for boys of either race. These results support body esteem as a mechanism that contributes to increased depression among girls in adolescence-despite a differential impact of pubertal timing for Caucasian and African American girls.

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Authors
Hamlat, E. J., Shapero, B. G., Hamilton, J. L., Stange, J. P., Abramson, L. Y., & Alloy, L. B.
Affiliations
  • Temple University (US)
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
ORCID
Venue
The Journal of Early Adolescence
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2014-05-15
Volume
35
Issue
3
Pages
378-402
ISSN
  • 0272-4316 (ISSN-L)
  • 1552-5449
DOI
10.1177/0272431614534071
PMC
PMC4486298
OpenAlex
W2036650266
Cited by
44
References
68
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.33
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
  • The Journal of Early Adolescence (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH079369, F31MH099764, R01MH101168, F31MH099761)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth
Keywords
pubertal timing, peer victimization, body esteem, depressive symptoms, adolescent depression, African American girls, racial differences, mediation, early maturation

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