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Brooklynn Bailey1, Allison K Wilkerson2, Melanie A Stearns3
1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA. bailbroo@musc.edu.
Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
|January 22, 2026
Summary
Depressive rumination predicts later depression, which in turn predicts insomnia in youth. This highlights rumination as a key target for preventing both depression and sleep problems in children and adolescents.
Area of Science:
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Developmental Psychology
- Sleep Medicine
Background:
- Sleep disturbances and depressive symptoms are increasingly recognized as bidirectionally related.
- Developmental pathways linking sleep problems and depression in youth are understudied.
- Rumination is a potential cognitive mechanism linking sleep and depression, but its role is unexplored in youth.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate prospective associations between sleep, depression, and rumination in youth.
- To test mediation effects of rumination and depression on sleep problems.
- To explore developmental pathways linking these conditions across childhood and adolescence.
Main Methods:
- Cross-lagged panel model (CLPM) analysis.
- Longitudinal study with 364 participants aged 8–16 years.
- Three yearly assessments of sleep, depression, and rumination.
Main Results:
- Rumination significantly predicted subsequent depression.
- Depression significantly predicted subsequent insomnia.
- Insomnia did not predict later depression or rumination.
- A mediational pathway was identified: rumination influenced insomnia via depression.
Conclusions:
- Depressive rumination contributes to the development of depression in youth.
- Depression, in turn, contributes to the development of insomnia.
- Rumination emerges as a potential target for interventions aimed at mitigating risks for depression and insomnia in young people.
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