Linking Friendship Quality Trajectories and Fluctuations to Adolescent Depressive Symptoms: A Four-wave Longitudinal Study.

IF 3.7 1区 心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL
Jinwen Li, Dini Xue, Chengrui Xu, Xia Liu
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Abstract

Adolescence is a period marked by significant changes in friendships; however, while existing research has focused on developmental trajectories of friendship quality, relatively less attention has been paid to fluctuations in friendship quality and their impact on psychological well-being. The present study sought to address this gap by examining whether and how friendship quality trajectories and fluctuations distinctly affect adolescent depressive symptoms. A sample of 1083 seventh-grade Chinese students (39.1% girls; baseline Mage = 12.91 years, SD = 0.40) from three public junior high schools participated in a four-wave longitudinal study. Results indicated that a declining friendship quality trajectory contributed to increased depressive symptoms, primarily through the mechanisms of reduced self-esteem and heightened insecurity. Beyond the influence of mean initial friendship quality and its trajectory, friendship quality fluctuations also predicted depressive symptoms through reduced self-esteem and heightened insecurity. These findings highlight the critical and distinct roles of friendship quality decline and fluctuations during adolescence, revealing how friendship quality changes shape adolescent depressive symptoms and providing valuable insights for developing targeted interventions to mitigate adolescent depression.

联系友谊质量轨迹和波动与青少年抑郁症状:一项四波纵向研究。
青春期是友谊发生重大变化的时期;然而,现有的研究主要集中在友谊质量的发展轨迹上,而对友谊质量波动及其对心理健康的影响的关注相对较少。本研究试图通过检查友谊质量轨迹和波动是否以及如何明显影响青少年抑郁症状来解决这一差距。1083名七年级中国学生(女生39.1%;基线年龄= 12.91岁,SD = 0.40),来自三所公立初中参加四波纵向研究。结果表明,友谊质量的下降导致抑郁症状的增加,主要是通过自尊的降低和不安全感的增加。除了平均初始友谊质量及其轨迹的影响外,友谊质量波动还通过降低自尊和增加不安全感来预测抑郁症状。这些发现突出了友谊质量下降和青春期波动的关键和独特作用,揭示了友谊质量变化如何影响青少年抑郁症状,并为制定有针对性的干预措施以减轻青少年抑郁症提供了有价值的见解。
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Journal of Youth and Adolescence
Journal of Youth and Adolescence PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-
CiteScore
8.20
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6.10%
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155
期刊介绍: Journal of Youth and Adolescence provides a single, high-level medium of communication for psychologists, psychiatrists, biologists, criminologists, educators, and researchers in many other allied disciplines who address the subject of youth and adolescence. The journal publishes quantitative analyses, theoretical papers, and comprehensive review articles. The journal especially welcomes empirically rigorous papers that take policy implications seriously. Research need not have been designed to address policy needs, but manuscripts must address implications for the manner society formally (e.g., through laws, policies or regulations) or informally (e.g., through parents, peers, and social institutions) responds to the period of youth and adolescence.
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