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Resilience as a Predictor of Depressive Symptoms: A Correlational Study with Young Adolescents

Odin Hjemdal

Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

Tore Aune

Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

Trude Reinfjell

Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

Tore C. Stiles

Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

Oddgeir Friborg

University of Tromsø, Norway

This correlational study explored the Resilience Scale for Adolescents (READ)1 as a predictor for developing depressive symptoms controlling for known risk factors. A young adolescent sample (N = 387) completed the READ, the Short Mood and Feeling Questionnaire (SMFQ), Social Phobia Anxiety Index for Children (SPAI-C), and the occurrence of Stressful Life Events (SLE). In addition, a subsample of their parents (N = 240) completed a parental version of READ (READ-P). The results indicated that the READ assesses important protective factors that are associated with fewer depressive symptoms among young adolescents even when controlling for known risk factors. All five READ-factors were predictors of depressive symptoms, while the READ-P showed no predictive value. There were no significant interaction effects between READ and SLE. There were, however, significant main-effects supporting a compensatory model of protective factors. The findings suggest that the READ is a significant predictor of mental health and a useful tool for further research examining differences in stress tolerance among young adolescents.

Key Words: adolescent • depression • protective factors • resilience • scale

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Vol. 12, No. 1, 91-104 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1359104507071062
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