Social Feedback Perception in Adolescents With Major Depressive Disorder: A Potential Marker of Depression

IF 2.2 4区医学 Q3 PSYCHIATRY

Early Intervention in Psychiatry Pub Date : 2025-09-28 DOI:10.1111/eip.70088

Shan Gao, Yuxuan Chen, Yunge Li, Yao Li, Aolin Yin, Mengdie Yan, Luni Zhou, Lizhu Luo

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Abstract

Introduction

Depression hinders adolescent development and contributes to lifelong psychosocial difficulties. Given adolescents' heightened sensitivity to social feedback, understanding how depression affects their perception of such feedback is essential for supporting their transition to adulthood.

Methods

To address the issue, we engaged 33 adolescents with major depressive disorder (MDD) and 33 non-depressed peers in rating self-referential praise, criticism, and neutral descriptions.

Results

Results showed that MDD patients relative to controls perceived praise less pleasant (F_1,64 = 26.162, p < 0.001, $η_{p}^{2}$ = 0.25) and less acceptable as truly describing their attributes (F_1,64 = 66.768, p < 0.001, $η_{p}^{2}$ = 0.511) while they viewed criticism more acceptable (F_1,64 = 31.562, p < 0.001, $η_{p}^{2}$ = 0.33) despite the absence of group differences in pleasantness. Critically, with anxiety controlled, group differences in pleasantness disappeared but those in acceptance persisted such that MDD patients exhibited decreased acceptance of praise (F_1,60 = 6.619, p = 0.013, $η_{p}^{2}$ = 0.099) and increased acceptance of criticism (F_1,60 = 5.008, p = 0.029, $η_{p}^{2}$ = 0.077).

Conclusions

These findings highlight the potential of assessing attitudes toward praise and criticism in everyday interactions as an implicit and efficient measure of adolescent depression while minimising anxiety-related confounds.

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青少年重度抑郁障碍的社会反馈知觉：抑郁的潜在标志。

抑郁症阻碍青少年发展，并导致终身的社会心理困难。鉴于青少年对社会反馈的高度敏感性，了解抑郁如何影响他们对这种反馈的看法对于支持他们向成年过渡至关重要。方法：为了解决这一问题，我们对33名重度抑郁症青少年和33名非抑郁症同龄人进行了自我参照表扬、批评和中性描述的评分。结果：结果显示，相对于对照组，MDD患者对表扬的接受程度较低（F1,64 = 26.162, p η p 2 $$ {\eta}_p^2 $$ = 0.25），对真实描述其属性的接受程度较低（F1,64 = 66.768, p η p 2 $$ {\eta}_p^2 $$ = 0.511），而对批评的接受程度较高（F1,64 = 31.562, p η p 2 $$ {\eta}_p^2 $$ = 0.33），尽管在愉快程度上没有组间差异。重要的是，在焦虑得到控制后，各组在愉悦度上的差异消失，但在接受度上的差异持续存在，MDD患者对表扬的接受度下降（F1,60 = 6.619, p = 0.013, η p2 $$ {\eta}_p^2 $$ = 0.099），对批评的接受度增加（F1,60 = 5.008, p = 0.029, η p2 $$ {\eta}_p^2 $$ = 0.077）。结论：这些发现强调了在日常交往中评估对表扬和批评的态度的潜力，作为青少年抑郁的一种隐性和有效的测量，同时最大限度地减少焦虑相关的混淆。

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Early Intervention in Psychiatry 医学-精神病学

CiteScore

4.80

自引率

5.00%

发文量

112

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Early Intervention in Psychiatry publishes original research articles and reviews dealing with the early recognition, diagnosis and treatment across the full range of mental and substance use disorders, as well as the underlying epidemiological, biological, psychological and social mechanisms that influence the onset and early course of these disorders. The journal provides comprehensive coverage of early intervention for the full range of psychiatric disorders and mental health problems, including schizophrenia and other psychoses, mood and anxiety disorders, substance use disorders, eating disorders and personality disorders. Papers in any of the following fields are considered: diagnostic issues, psychopathology, clinical epidemiology, biological mechanisms, treatments and other forms of intervention, clinical trials, health services and economic research and mental health policy. Special features are also published, including hypotheses, controversies and snapshots of innovative service models.