Depression Socialization in Early Adolescent Friendships: The Role of Baseline Depressive Symptoms and Autonomous Functioning.

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Author	Bernasco, Esther L. van der Graaff, Jolien Nelemans, Stefanie A. Kaufman, Tessa M. L. Branje, Susan
Abstract	There is mixed evidence for depression socialization, a process by which friends affect each other’s level of depressive symptoms. The current study examined whether adolescents’ baseline depressive symptoms and three dimensions of autonomous functioning (autonomy, peer resistance, and friend adaptation) make adolescents more or less sensitive to depression socialization, and how these dimensions of autonomous functioning were connected. In this preregistered, two-wave longitudinal study, participants completed questionnaires on depressive symptoms, autonomy, and peer resistance and participated in a task to assess friend adaptation. Participants were 416 Dutch adolescents (Mage = 11.60, 52.8% girls) across 230 close friend dyads. In contrast to expectations, results showed no significant depression socialization nor significant moderation. Furthermore, autonomy and peer resistance were related but distinct constructs, and not related to friend adaptation. These findings suggest that there is no depression socialization in early adolescence, regardless of level of autonomous functioning.
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ISSN	00472891
Journal	Journal of Youth and Adolescence [J Youth Adolesc]
Volume Number	52
DOI	10.1007/s10964-023-01776-9
PubMed Central reference number	PMC10155137
Issue Number	7
PubMed reference number	37133557
e-ISSN	15736601
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2023-05-03
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	Open
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Subject Keyword	Depressive symptoms Individual differences Autonomy Peer influence Friendship Adolescence
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Education Developmental and Educational Psychology Social Sciences Social Psychology