Victimization mediates the longitudinal association between depressive symptoms and violent behaviors in adolescence
Despite evidence of a positive link between depressive symptoms and violent behaviors, the pathways underlying this longitudinal association remain unknown. Depressive symptoms might drive and reinforce victimization which in turn could provoke individuals to become violent towards others. Thus, we...
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Springer US
2017
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| author | Yu, R Branje, S Meeus, W Koot, H van Lier, P Fazel, S |
| author_facet | Yu, R Branje, S Meeus, W Koot, H van Lier, P Fazel, S |
| author_sort | Yu, R |
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| description | Despite evidence of a positive link between depressive symptoms and violent behaviors, the pathways underlying this longitudinal association remain unknown. Depressive symptoms might drive and reinforce victimization which in turn could provoke individuals to become violent towards others. Thus, we tested whether victimization mediated the link between depressive symptoms and violent behaviors using a 6-year longitudinal study of a community sample of adolescents. The sample included 682 Dutch adolescents (54% boys) from an ongoing longitudinal study RADAR (Research on Adolescent Development and Relationships). From ages 13 to 18 years, depressive symptoms, victimization experiences, and violent behaviors were annually assessed. We conducted longitudinal mediation analyses to test pathways to violence in adolescents with depressive symptoms. Longitudinal analyses revealed that victimization mediated the association between depressive symptoms and violent behaviors from early to late adolescence. As part of this, we found that adolescents’ depressive symptoms predicted victimization, and this victimization predicted risk of subsequent violent behaviors. In conclusion, links between depressive symptoms and violent behaviors are potentially important to understand adolescent development. Reduction of victimization is likely to be an important target for the prevention of violent behaviors in adolescents with depressive symptoms. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:c14236dd-35c6-43a2-9ab8-c26299f4b3342022-03-27T06:00:12ZVictimization mediates the longitudinal association between depressive symptoms and violent behaviors in adolescenceJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:c14236dd-35c6-43a2-9ab8-c26299f4b334Symplectic Elements at OxfordSpringer US2017Yu, RBranje, SMeeus, WKoot, Hvan Lier, PFazel, SDespite evidence of a positive link between depressive symptoms and violent behaviors, the pathways underlying this longitudinal association remain unknown. Depressive symptoms might drive and reinforce victimization which in turn could provoke individuals to become violent towards others. Thus, we tested whether victimization mediated the link between depressive symptoms and violent behaviors using a 6-year longitudinal study of a community sample of adolescents. The sample included 682 Dutch adolescents (54% boys) from an ongoing longitudinal study RADAR (Research on Adolescent Development and Relationships). From ages 13 to 18 years, depressive symptoms, victimization experiences, and violent behaviors were annually assessed. We conducted longitudinal mediation analyses to test pathways to violence in adolescents with depressive symptoms. Longitudinal analyses revealed that victimization mediated the association between depressive symptoms and violent behaviors from early to late adolescence. As part of this, we found that adolescents’ depressive symptoms predicted victimization, and this victimization predicted risk of subsequent violent behaviors. In conclusion, links between depressive symptoms and violent behaviors are potentially important to understand adolescent development. Reduction of victimization is likely to be an important target for the prevention of violent behaviors in adolescents with depressive symptoms. |
| spellingShingle | Yu, R Branje, S Meeus, W Koot, H van Lier, P Fazel, S Victimization mediates the longitudinal association between depressive symptoms and violent behaviors in adolescence |
| title | Victimization mediates the longitudinal association between depressive
symptoms and violent behaviors in adolescence |
| title_full | Victimization mediates the longitudinal association between depressive
symptoms and violent behaviors in adolescence |
| title_fullStr | Victimization mediates the longitudinal association between depressive
symptoms and violent behaviors in adolescence |
| title_full_unstemmed | Victimization mediates the longitudinal association between depressive
symptoms and violent behaviors in adolescence |
| title_short | Victimization mediates the longitudinal association between depressive
symptoms and violent behaviors in adolescence |
| title_sort | victimization mediates the longitudinal association between depressive symptoms and violent behaviors in adolescence |
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