The role of family and peers in social self-efficacy: links to depression in adolescence

The roles of family, peers, and selected social factors in the origins of depression were assessed in a school-based study of adolescents. Social self-efficacy and social support from family and peers were found to be interrelated in their links with depression. Risk factors are delineated and sugge...

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Published inAmerican journal of orthopsychiatry Vol. 65; no. 3; p. 402
Main Authors McFarlane, A H, Bellissimo, A, Norman, G R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.07.1995
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Summary:The roles of family, peers, and selected social factors in the origins of depression were assessed in a school-based study of adolescents. Social self-efficacy and social support from family and peers were found to be interrelated in their links with depression. Risk factors are delineated and suggestions for preventive intervention are offered.
ISSN:0002-9432
DOI:10.1037/h0079655