Psychosocial Profiles of Adolescents from Dissolved Families: Differences in Depressive Symptoms in Emerging Adulthood

Family dissolution, caused by parental separation or divorce, is consistently associated with negative outcomes for young people (see meta-analyses Amato, 2001; Amato& Keith, 1991). Common among findings is increased risk for subsequent depression (Culpin, Heron, Araya, Melotti,& Joinson, 2013; Oldehinkel, Ormel, Veenstra, De Winter,& Verholst, 2008). However, a substantial proportion of individuals from dissolved families do not experience depressive symptoms, or symptom increases are transient or modest in effect (Kessler et al., 2010; Ruschena, Prior, Sanson,& Smart, 2005).

Source: Journal of Affective Disorders - August 8, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Laura Di Manno, Jacqui A. Macdonald, George J. Youssef, Keriann Little, Craig A. Olsson Source Type: research