A prospective examination of anxiety as a predictor of depressive symptoms among Asian American early adolescent youth: The role of parent, peer, and teacher support and school engagement

摘要: Objective The current study sought to examine the prospective relationship between anxiety and depressive symptoms among Asian American (AA) early adolescents, a crucial period for development of depression youth. Further, as guided by cultural-ecological frameworks, second aim this was identify protective factors (i.e., parent support, peer teacher school engagement) that might buffer understudied population. Method Participants included AA youth (N = 186; Mage 12.50, SD 1.16; 51.1% male) who completed questionnaires on 2 occasions with 1-year interval. Results from path analysis indicated high were related increased over time. support decreased Additionally, moderated association adolescents' symptoms. Conclusions Findings contribute our understanding adolescent have implications programming depression. (PsycINFO Database Record