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Citation |
Makol BA, Polo AJ. J. Abnorm. Child Psychol. 2018; 46(5): 1077-1088. |
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Affiliation |
Department of Psychology, DePaul University, 2219 N. Kenmore Ave., Chicago, IL, USA. |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2018, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group) |
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29124497 |
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Abstract |
Depression is one of the most common mental health problems among U.S. adolescents, particularly among Latinos. Parent-child ratings of the presence and severity of child depressive symptoms show only low-to-moderate agreement. However, research has failed to examine discrepancies in populations with the highest levels of unmet need and little is known about patterns and predictors of parent-child agreement in ratings of depressive symptoms among ethnic minority families in community settings. Using a sample of 184 low-income, predominantly Latino, 5th through 7th grade students (63.6% female) at chronic risk for depression, this study utilized exploratory Latent Class Analysis (LCA) to uncover patterns of parent-child endorsement of core diagnostic depressive symptoms. Overall, children reported higher levels of core (i.e., depressed mood, anhedonia, irritability) and secondary (e.g., sleep disturbances) depressive symptoms relative to their parents. The three latent classes identified include a low endorsement and high agreement class (LH), high endorsement and high agreement class (HH), and high child endorsement and low agreement class (HCL). Multinomial regression models revealed that previous mental health service use and higher externalizing problems were associated with HH class membership, relative to HCL class membership. Language: en |
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Keywords |
Depression; Ethnic minority; Latent-class analysis; Parent-child agreement; School-based |