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Does Child Likeability Mediate the Link between Academic Competence and Depressive Symptoms in Early Elementary School?

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Title: Does Child Likeability Mediate the Link between Academic Competence and Depressive Symptoms in Early Elementary School?
Language: English
Authors: Herman, Keith C., Hodgson, Caroline G., Eddy, Colleen L., Cohen, Daniel R. (ORCID 0000-0003-0937-0836), Reinke, Wendy M., Burrell, Lori, Mcfarlane, Elizabeth C., Duggan, Anne K.
Source: Child Development. e331-e344 Mar-Apr 2020 91(2):e331-e344.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 14
Publication Date: 2020
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
Elementary Education
Grade 1
Primary Education
Grade 3
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Academic Achievement, Grade 1, Elementary School Students, Correlation, Grade 3, Teacher Attitudes, Peer Acceptance, At Risk Students, Child Abuse, Parent Child Relationship, Stress Variables, Role, Intervention, Prevention, Child Development, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Geographic Terms: Hawaii
DOI: 10.1111/cdev.13214
ISSN: 0009-3920
Abstract: The present study investigated the role of teacher-rated likeability as a mediator of the relation between low academic competence and depressive symptoms in elementary-aged children. Analyses focused on a sample of children at risk for child maltreatment living in Hawaii (n = 380). Structural equation modeling supported the hypothesized negative relations between academic competence in first grade and depressive symptoms in third grade controlling for correlated constructs (e.g., baseline social avoidance, parenting stress, externalizing problems, and internalizing symptoms). Teacher-rated likeability in second grade negatively mediated the effect of academic competence on depressive symptoms. Implications for understanding the role of early academic skill deficits and social judgments on risk for depressive symptoms as well as recommendations for interventions and prevention strategies are discussed.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2020
Accession Number: EJ1246029
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:The present study investigated the role of teacher-rated likeability as a mediator of the relation between low academic competence and depressive symptoms in elementary-aged children. Analyses focused on a sample of children at risk for child maltreatment living in Hawaii (n = 380). Structural equation modeling supported the hypothesized negative relations between academic competence in first grade and depressive symptoms in third grade controlling for correlated constructs (e.g., baseline social avoidance, parenting stress, externalizing problems, and internalizing symptoms). Teacher-rated likeability in second grade negatively mediated the effect of academic competence on depressive symptoms. Implications for understanding the role of early academic skill deficits and social judgments on risk for depressive symptoms as well as recommendations for interventions and prevention strategies are discussed.
ISSN:0009-3920
DOI:10.1111/cdev.13214