Is Low Self-Esteem a Risk Factor for Depression? Findings from a Longitudinal Study of Mexican-Origin Youth

Autor/inn/en	Orth, Ulrich; Robins, Richard W.; Widaman, Keith F.; Conger, Rand D.
Titel	Is Low Self-Esteem a Risk Factor for Depression? Findings from a Longitudinal Study of Mexican-Origin Youth
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 50 (2014) 2, S.622-633 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/a0033817
Schlagwörter	Self Esteem; Depression (Psychology); Mexican Americans; Victims; Correlation; Longitudinal Studies; Puberty; Developmental Stages; Risk; Early Adolescents; Social Support Groups; Mothers; Stress Variables; Minority Groups; Measures (Individuals); Gender Differences; Statistical Analysis; California; Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; Self Description Questionnaire + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Hispanoamerikaner; Victim; Opfer; Korrelation; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Pubertät; Risiko; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Mother; Mutter; Ethnische Minderheit; Messdaten; Geschlechterkonflikt; Statistische Analyse; Kalifornien
Abstract	We examined the relation between low self-esteem and depression using longitudinal data from a sample of 674 Mexican-origin early adolescents who were assessed at age 10 and 12 years. Results supported the vulnerability model, which states that low self-esteem is a prospective risk factor for depression. Moreover, results suggested that the vulnerability effect of low self-esteem is driven, for the most part, by general evaluations of worth (i.e., global self-esteem), rather than by domain-specific evaluations of academic competence, physical appearance, and competence in peer relationships. The only domain-specific self-evaluation that showed a prospective effect on depression was honesty-trustworthiness. The vulnerability effect of low self-esteem held for male and female adolescents, for adolescents born in the United States versus Mexico, and across different levels of pubertal status. Finally, the vulnerability effect held when we controlled for several theoretically relevant 3rd variables (i.e., social support, maternal depression, stressful events, and relational victimization) and for interactive effects between self-esteem and the 3rd variables. The present study contributes to an emerging understanding of the link between self-esteem and depression and provides much needed data on the antecedents of depression in ethnic minority populations. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01