Self-efficacy pathways to childhood depression

This prospective research analyzed how different facets of perceived self-efficacy operate in concert within a network of sociocognitive influences in childhood depression. Perceived social and academic inefficacy contributed to concurrent and subsequent depression both directly and through their im...

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Published inJournal of personality and social psychology Vol. 76; no. 2; p. 258
Main Authors Bandura, A, Pastorelli, C, Barbaranelli, C, Caprara, G V
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.02.1999
Subjects
Child
Child Behavior
Depressive Disorder - etiology
Depressive Disorder - psychology
Educational Status
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Female
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Male
Models, Psychological
Prospective Studies
Psychology, Child
Self Efficacy
Sex Factors
Social Behavior
Time Factors
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Summary:This prospective research analyzed how different facets of perceived self-efficacy operate in concert within a network of sociocognitive influences in childhood depression. Perceived social and academic inefficacy contributed to concurrent and subsequent depression both directly and through their impact on academic achievement, prosocialness, and problem behaviors. In the shorter run, children were depressed over beliefs in their academic inefficacy rather than over their actual academic performances. In the longer run, the impact of a low sense of academic efficacy on depression was mediated through academic achievement, problem behavior, and prior depression. Perceived social inefficacy had a heavier impact on depression in girls than in boys in the longer term. Depression was also more strongly linked over time for girls than for boys.
ISSN:0022-3514
DOI:10.1037/0022-3514.76.2.258