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Parent-completed and adolescent-completed CDIs: relationship to adolescent social and cognitive functioning
J Slotkin1, R Forehand, R Fauber
1Psychology Department, University of Georgia, Athens 30602.
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
|April 1, 1988
Summary
Young adolescents' depression scores, whether self-reported or from their mothers, negatively impact social and cognitive functioning. Both adolescent and mother reports on the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI) showed significant correlations with functioning.
Area of Science:
- Child and Adolescent Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
Background:
- Depression in young adolescents is a growing concern.
- Understanding the impact of depression on functioning is crucial.
- Discrepancies exist in child and parent reports of adolescent depression.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between adolescent self-reported depression and mother-reported depression.
- To examine how these depression scores correlate with social and cognitive functioning.
- To determine the predictive power of both adolescent and mother reports on functioning.
Main Methods:
- Utilized a nonclinic sample of 85 young adolescents (ages 11-15) and their mothers.
- Employed the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI) for self and parent reports.
- Assessed social and cognitive functioning using school grades and teacher-completed measures.
Main Results:
- Both adolescent and mother CDI scores were negatively correlated with cognitive and social functioning.
- Adolescent and mother CDI scores predicted cognitive functioning.
- Only mother-completed CDI scores predicted social functioning.
Conclusions:
- Adolescent and maternal reports of depression are significant indicators of impaired functioning.
- Mother's report may be a stronger predictor for social functioning.
- Findings contribute to understanding the utility of different reporting methods for child depression.