Assessing secondary control and its association with youth depression symptoms.
Assessing secondary control and its association with youth depression symptoms.
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评估二级控制及其与青少年抑郁症状的关联。
DOI：
10.1007/s10802-010-9440-z
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发表时间：
2010
影响因子：
3.6
通讯作者：
Bearman,SarahKate
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作者：
Weisz,JohnR;Francis,SarahE;Bearman,SarahKate
Extensive research has linked youth depression symptoms to low levels of perceived control, using measures that reflectprimary control(i.e., influencing objective conditions to make them fit one’s wishes). We hypothesized that depressive symptoms are also linked to low levels ofsecondary control(i.e., influencing the psychological impact of objective conditions by adjusting oneself to fit them). To test the hypothesis, we developed theSecondary Control Scale for Children(SCSC), examined its psychometrics, and used it to assess the secondary control-depression symptomatology association. In a large adolescent sample, the SCSC showed factorial integrity, internal consistency, test-retest stability, convergent and discriminant validity, and accounted for more than 40% of the variance in depression symptoms. Consistent with evidence on risk and gender, depression symptoms were more strongly associated with secondary control in girls and primary control in boys. Assessing secondary control may help us understand youth depression vulnerability in girls and boys.
