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| Research article summary (published 29 Nov 2002): |
Measuring cognitive vulnerability to depression in adolescence: reliability, validity, and gender differences.
Full Abstract
Evaluated the psychometric properties of a newly created measure of cognitive vulnerability to depression for use with adolescents. Previous measures have shown poor internal consistency reliability and have not completely assessed all hypothesized components of cognitive vulnerability. High school students completed questionnaires assessing cognitive vulnerability to depression, negative life events, depressive symptoms, and general internalizing and externalizing symptoms. The Adolescent Cognitive Style Questionnaire (ACSQ) demonstrated excellent internal consistency reliability and good test-retest reliability. Confirmatory factor analysis showed there were 3 latent factors to the ACSQ. Construct validity was supported by significant correlations with another attributional style questionnaire, as well as with depressive and internalizing symptoms. The interaction of ACSQ with negative events significantly predicted concurrent depressive and internalizing symptoms but not externalizing problems. Last, cognitive vulnerability mediated the gender difference in depressive symptoms. Overall, results suggest that the ACSQ is a highly reliable and valid measure of cognitive vulnerability to depression in adolescence.
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Author information
Author/s: Hankin, Benjamin L (BL); Abramson, Lyn Y (LY);
Affiliation: Department of Psychology MC 285, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1007 West Harrison Street, Chicago, IL 60607, USA. hankinb(-atsign-)uic.edu
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal: Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53 (J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-Dec; vol 31 (issue 4) : pp 491-504
Dates: Created 2002/10/29; Completed 2003/03/21; Revised 2004/11/17;
PMID: 12402568, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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