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Self‐concept Differentiation and Depressive Symptomatology in Children
Author(s) -
Heath Nancy Lee,
Brown Andrea E.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
international journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.75
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1464-066X
pISSN - 0020-7594
DOI - 10.1080/002075999399990
Subject(s) - psychology , self concept , depressive symptoms , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , cognition
Self‐concept differentiation is the degree to which separate domains of the self‐concept are differentiated from one another. Two studies of children's self‐reported depressive symptomatology and self‐concept differentiation were completed. Study 1 found higher levels of self‐concept differentiation associated with greater depressive symptomatology. Study 2 replicated this finding but further revealed a trend for elevated self‐concept differentiation to be related to a positive outcome at 5‐week follow‐up in the depressed sample.