Associations between adolescent friends' responses during problem talk and depressive symptoms

• Published in: Developmental psychology Vol. 60; no. 4; p. 778
• Main Authors: Spiekerman, Allie M, Rose, Amanda J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.2024
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adolescent Behavior; Depression; Female; Friends; Humans; Male

The present study examined how friends' responses to each other during problem talk predicted depressive symptoms over time. Participants included 271 adolescent friend dyads (69 female and 69 male early adolescent dyads; 72 female and 61 male middle adolescent dyads; 66.4% White and 26.6% Blac...