Citation

Dawson MR, Samek DR. Pers. Individ. Dif. 2022; 192: e111588.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.paid.2022.111588

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate the developmental unfolding of how parent and peer support work together to predict subsequent depressive symptoms in the transition into and out of college. The longitudinal College Experiences Study was used to test hypotheses (N = 209, ~60% female, ~90% white); three waves of data were collected over a four-year period with adequate retention (80%+). Data were analyzed using random-intercept cross-lagged panel modelling (RI-CLPM).

RESULTS showed moderate stability in depressive symptoms over time, with little evidence of within-person effects (e.g., parent and peer support did not significantly predict subsequent depressive symptoms or vice versa). There was strong evidence for between-level effects (e.g., parent support, peer support, and depressive symptoms were stable and explained largely by a higher-order, correlated factor structure).

RESULTS were consistent across gender and there was no evidence for interactions between parent and peer support as predictors of depressive symptoms. Altogether, the prospective associations between parent, peer support, and depressive symptoms in the transition into and out of college appear to be largely by time-invariant, trait-like influences.

Language: en

Keywords

College students; Depression; Depressive symptoms; Longitudinal research; Parent support; Social support