Lisa R Starr1, Catherine B Stroud2, Yihan I Li3. 1. University of Rochester, USA. Electronic address: lisa.starr@rochester.edu. 2. Williams College, USA. 3. University of Rochester, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Anxiety often precedes depression. The anxiety response styles theory of comorbidity suggests anxious individuals with a tendency to ruminate or make hopeless attributions about anxiety symptoms (negative anxiety response styles [NARS]) are more vulnerable to subsequent depressive symptoms. However, this theory has never been tested in adolescence, when the anxiety-depression transition may frequently occur, or using an extended (one-year) follow-up period. METHOD: 128 early adolescent girls (M=12.39 years) participated with caregivers in a one-year longitudinal study. At baseline and follow-up, participants completed diagnostic interviews and self-report measures assessing child NARS and brooding rumination. RESULTS: T1 NARS predicted longitudinal elevations in depressive symptoms and increased associations between T1 anxiety and T2 depressive symptoms. LIMITATIONS: This study examines anxiety and depression comorbidity using a community sample. The sample is relatively low on sociodemographic diversity. CONCLUSIONS: Results support the anxiety response styles theory, with potential implications for early identification of anxious youth at risk for later development of comorbid depression.
BACKGROUND:Anxiety often precedes depression. The anxiety response styles theory of comorbidity suggests anxious individuals with a tendency to ruminate or make hopeless attributions about anxiety symptoms (negative anxiety response styles [NARS]) are more vulnerable to subsequent depressive symptoms. However, this theory has never been tested in adolescence, when the anxiety-depression transition may frequently occur, or using an extended (one-year) follow-up period. METHOD: 128 early adolescent girls (M=12.39 years) participated with caregivers in a one-year longitudinal study. At baseline and follow-up, participants completed diagnostic interviews and self-report measures assessing child NARS and brooding rumination. RESULTS: T1 NARS predicted longitudinal elevations in depressive symptoms and increased associations between T1 anxiety and T2 depressive symptoms. LIMITATIONS: This study examines anxiety and depression comorbidity using a community sample. The sample is relatively low on sociodemographic diversity. CONCLUSIONS: Results support the anxiety response styles theory, with potential implications for early identification of anxious youth at risk for later development of comorbid depression.
Authors: Estee M Hausman; Roman Kotov; Greg Perlman; Greg Hajcak; Ellen M Kessel; Daniel N Klein Journal: J Affect Disord Date: 2018-04-05 Impact factor: 4.839
Authors: Daniel P Moriarity; Brae Anne McArthur; Lauren M Ellman; Christopher L Coe; Lyn Y Abramson; Lauren B Alloy Journal: J Youth Adolesc Date: 2018-08-07