TY - JOUR
T1 - Continuity and discontinuity of depressed mood from late adolescence to young adulthood
T2 - The mediating and stabilizing roles of young adults' socioeconomic attainment
AU - Wickrama, K. A.S.
AU - Conger, Rand D.
AU - Lorenz, Federick O.
AU - Martin, Monica
PY - 2012/6
Y1 - 2012/6
N2 - Using prospective, longitudinal data from 467 youth over a 13-year period (late adolescence and young adulthood), the present study investigates three research questions: (1) to what extent do elevations in depressed mood continue (homotypic continuity) from adolescence to young adulthood, (2) to what extent do young adults' socioeconomic attainments and failures sustain the depressed mood from adolescence to young adulthood, and (3) to what extent do young adults' socioeconomic attainments or failures mediate the continuity and discontinuity of depressive symptoms across this period? The results from our structural equation modeling (. SEM) analyses suggest that continuity of depressive symptoms from late adolescence to young adulthood is mediated in part by economic and work achievements or failures of young adults after controlling for adolescent conduct disorder/antisocial behavior, parents' psychopathology and family adversity. Additionally, the results indicate that the continuity of depressed mood across the early life course is conditioned (stabilized or disrupted) by young adult socioeconomic achievements or failures.
AB - Using prospective, longitudinal data from 467 youth over a 13-year period (late adolescence and young adulthood), the present study investigates three research questions: (1) to what extent do elevations in depressed mood continue (homotypic continuity) from adolescence to young adulthood, (2) to what extent do young adults' socioeconomic attainments and failures sustain the depressed mood from adolescence to young adulthood, and (3) to what extent do young adults' socioeconomic attainments or failures mediate the continuity and discontinuity of depressive symptoms across this period? The results from our structural equation modeling (. SEM) analyses suggest that continuity of depressive symptoms from late adolescence to young adulthood is mediated in part by economic and work achievements or failures of young adults after controlling for adolescent conduct disorder/antisocial behavior, parents' psychopathology and family adversity. Additionally, the results indicate that the continuity of depressed mood across the early life course is conditioned (stabilized or disrupted) by young adult socioeconomic achievements or failures.
KW - Homotypic continuity
KW - Socioeconomic attainment
KW - Youth depressed mood
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84861345803&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.adolescence.2011.08.014
DO - 10.1016/j.adolescence.2011.08.014
M3 - Article
C2 - 21925725
AN - SCOPUS:84861345803
VL - 35
SP - 648
EP - 658
JO - Journal of Adolescence
JF - Journal of Adolescence
SN - 0140-1971
IS - 3
ER -