@article{ref1,
title="Depressive symptoms prospectively predict peer victimization: a longitudinal study among adolescent females",
journal="Child psychiatry and human development",
year="2021",
author="Morabito, Danielle M. and Burani, Kreshnik and Hajcak, Greg",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Research has consistently demonstrated a relationship between peer victimization, a major issue in early adolescence, and depression. However, longitudinal studies  examining the relationship between peer victimization and depressive symptoms have  yielded mixed results. Thus, the current study examined how specific aspects of peer  victimization and subtypes of depressive symptoms are related over a two-year  period. Adolescent females (N = 265) completed a questionnaire battery at baseline  and two-year follow-up. <br><br>RESULTS indicated that baseline depressive symptoms  prospectively predict peer overt victimization, relational victimization, and  decreased prosocial behaviors at follow-up; baseline peer victimization did not  predict depressive symptoms at follow-up. Further, results demonstrate the  differential predictive value of specific depressive symptoms for overt vs. relational aggression and decreased prosocial behavior. Taken together, this study  provides insight into the impact of depressive symptoms on peer victimization and  the importance of addressing peer relations in the context of treatment for  adolescent depression.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0009-398X",
doi="10.1007/s10578-020-01100-7",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10578-020-01100-7"
}