Cognitive correlates of depressive symptoms in 11-year-old children
- 1 December 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
- Vol. 14 (4) , 517-524
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01260520
Abstract
Self-reports of depressive symptoms were obtained for 792 11-year-old New Zealand children using a structured interview. The aim of the present study was to test the hypothesis that depressive symptomatology in children is associated with impairment on cognitive tasks. The results did not support this hypothesis. Depression was unrelated to performance on various subscales of the WISCR, whereas self-reported inattention was associated with poor performance. Depressive symptoms, however, were significantly related to lower self-esteem and a poorer self-perception of scholastic ability.Keywords
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