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Erschienen in: Community Mental Health Journal 4/2017

02.02.2017 | Brief Report

The Relationship Between Perceived Family Support and Depressive Symptoms in Adolescence: What is the Moderating Role of Coping Strategies and Gender?

verfasst von: Emma Hickey, Amanda Fitzgerald, Barbara Dooley

Erschienen in: Community Mental Health Journal | Ausgabe 4/2017

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Abstract

This study examined the moderating role of gender and coping strategies in the relationship between perceived family support, self-esteem and depressive symptoms. Data were used from the My World Survey Second Level (MWS-SL), a national survey of mental health among 6062 young people aged 12–19 years. Conditional process analyses indicated that planned coping moderated the relationship between perceived family support and depressive symptoms for those engaging in low-moderate levels but not high levels of planned coping, and this moderating role was stronger for females than males. Avoidance coping was a moderator for those engaging in moderate-high but not low levels of avoidance coping, and gender also moderated this relationship. Support-focused coping only moderated the perceived family support/depressive symptoms relationship for females. Findings suggest that the strength of the relationship between perceived family support and depressive symptoms depends on level of engagement with a particular coping strategy, and this engagement is a consistently stronger moderator for females.
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Metadaten
Titel
The Relationship Between Perceived Family Support and Depressive Symptoms in Adolescence: What is the Moderating Role of Coping Strategies and Gender?
verfasst von
Emma Hickey
Amanda Fitzgerald
Barbara Dooley
Publikationsdatum
02.02.2017
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Community Mental Health Journal / Ausgabe 4/2017
Print ISSN: 0010-3853
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-2789
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-017-0087-x

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