Campus Units
Psychology
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Accepted Manuscript
Publication Date
3-2007
Journal or Book Title
American Journal of Community Psychology
Volume
39
Issue
1-2
First Page
163
Last Page
176
DOI
10.1007/s10464-007-9092-5
Abstract
The prospective effects of observed neighborhood disorder, stressful life events, and parents’ engagement in inductive reasoning on adolescents’ depressive symptoms were examined using data collected from 777 African American families. Multilevel analyses revealed that stressful life events experienced at age 11 predicted depressive symptoms at age 13. Furthermore, a significant interaction between neighborhood disorder and parents’ engagement in inductive reasoning was found, indicating that parental use of inductive reasoning was a protective factor for depressive symptoms particularly for youths living in highly disordered neighborhoods. The importance of examining correlates of depressive symptoms from a contextual framework, focusing on individuals, families, and neighborhood contexts, is emphasized.
Copyright Owner
Society for Community Research and Action
Copyright Date
2007
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Natsuaki, Misaki N.; Ge, Xiaojia; Brody, Gene H.; Simmons, Ronald L.; Gibbons, Frederick X.; and Cutrona, Carolyn E., "African American Children’s Depressive Symptoms: The Prospective Effects of Neighborhood Disorder, Stressful Life Events, and Parenting" (2007). Psychology Publications. 112.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/psychology_pubs/112
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Community Psychology Commons, Developmental Psychology Commons, Health Psychology Commons
Comments
This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in American Journal of Community Psychology. The final authenticated version is available online at DOI: 10.1007/s10464-007-9092-5. Posted with permission.