Repetitive Negative Thinking outperforms loneliness and lack of social connectedness as a predictor of prospective depressive symptoms in adolescents.
Repetitive Negative Thinking
depression
loneliness
Journal
Scandinavian journal of child and adolescent psychiatry and psychology
ISSN: 2245-8875
Titre abrégé: Scand J Child Adolesc Psychiatr Psychol
Pays: Poland
ID NLM: 101608905
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2020
2020
Historique:
entrez:
10
2
2021
pubmed:
11
2
2021
medline:
11
2
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Repetitive Negative Thinking (RNT) is a well-established predictor in adolescents of emotional problems, such as depression. Surprisingly little research, however, has looked at the relative importance of RNT vs. more interpersonally relevant variables in the context of depression, such as loneliness and lack of social connectedness. The present study, therefore, set out to examine whether RNT is a significant predictor when taking into account the contribution of loneliness and social connectedness. A sample of 135 typically developing adolescents ( Results showed that above and beyond baseline depressive symptoms, RNT was the only other significant predictor of prospective depressive symptoms. According to these results, RNT seems a relatively more important factor to consider in the context of adolescent depression than factors in the interpersonal or social context. Consequently, targeting RNT might be expected to yield more significant gains in reducing or preventing depressive symptoms in adolescents compared to focusing on feelings of loneliness or social connectedness - a hypothesis that remains to be tested.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Repetitive Negative Thinking (RNT) is a well-established predictor in adolescents of emotional problems, such as depression. Surprisingly little research, however, has looked at the relative importance of RNT vs. more interpersonally relevant variables in the context of depression, such as loneliness and lack of social connectedness.
OBJECTIVE
OBJECTIVE
The present study, therefore, set out to examine whether RNT is a significant predictor when taking into account the contribution of loneliness and social connectedness.
METHODS
METHODS
A sample of 135 typically developing adolescents (
RESULTS
RESULTS
Results showed that above and beyond baseline depressive symptoms, RNT was the only other significant predictor of prospective depressive symptoms.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
According to these results, RNT seems a relatively more important factor to consider in the context of adolescent depression than factors in the interpersonal or social context. Consequently, targeting RNT might be expected to yield more significant gains in reducing or preventing depressive symptoms in adolescents compared to focusing on feelings of loneliness or social connectedness - a hypothesis that remains to be tested.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33564631
doi: 10.21307/sjcapp-2020-015
pii: exeley
pmc: PMC7863726
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
149-156Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflicts of interest The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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