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  • Title: Parental maltreatment, bullying, and adolescent depression: evidence for the mediating role of perceived social support.
    Author: Seeds PM, Harkness KL, Quilty LC.
    Journal: J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol; 2010; 39(5):681-92. PubMed ID: 20706920.
    Abstract:
    The support deterioration model of depression states that stress deteriorates the perceived availability and/or effectiveness of social support, which then leads to depression. The present study examined this model in adolescent depression following parent-perpetrated maltreatment and peer-perpetrated bullying, as assessed by a rigorous contextual interview and rating system. In 101 depressed and nondepressed community adolescents between the ages of 13 and 18 (M = 15.51, SD = 1.27), peer bullying and father-perpetrated maltreatment were associated with lower perceptions of tangible support and of belonging in a social network. These forms of support mediated the association of bullying and father-perpetrated maltreatment with greater depression severity. In contrast, mother-perpetrated maltreatment was associated with higher perceptions of tangible support.
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