Cognitive Factors Contributing to Adolescent Depression

Cognitive processes contributing to depression in adolescents were studied in 15 clinically depressed, 15 somewhat depressed, and 15 nondepressed mostly female adolescents ages 13 to 16 years. Lower self-esteem, greater pessimism, more polarized construing, increased isolation, and a more external l...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of youth and adolescence 1995-12, Vol.24 (6), p.667-683
Hauptverfasser:	Hammond, Wayne A, Romney, David M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescents Adult and adolescent clinical studies Adults Biological and medical sciences Child psychology Clinical Diagnosis Cognition & reasoning Cognitive aspects Cognitive Processes Cognitive Structures Constructs Correlation Depression Depression (Psychology) Developmental Disabilities Females Grade 5 Helplessness Locus of Control Loneliness Males Medical sciences Mental depression Mood disorders Negative Attitudes Pessimism Psychiatry Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Self Esteem Teaching Methods Teenagers
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Zusammenfassung:	Cognitive processes contributing to depression in adolescents were studied in 15 clinically depressed, 15 somewhat depressed, and 15 nondepressed mostly female adolescents ages 13 to 16 years. Lower self-esteem, greater pessimism, more polarized construing, increased isolation, and a more external locus of control characterized the clinically depressed. (SLD)
ISSN:	0047-2891 1573-6601
DOI:	10.1007/bf01536950