“…8 Major depression in childhood is a concern (although the prevalence in childhood is lower than in adolescence; Costello, Erkanli, & Angold, 2006;Kessler, Avenevoli, & Merikangas, 2001), but as yet, few studies have explicitly focused on the longitudinal relations between low self-esteem and depression in children (Abela & Payne, 2003;Abela & Taylor, 2003; 8 The vulnerability effect of low self-esteem on depression, based on seven samples (N ϭ 2,112) with a mean age below 13 years, was Ϫ.16 (p Ͻ .05). Borelli & Prinstein, 2006;Conley, Haines, Hilt, & Metalsky, 2001;McCarty, Vander Stoep, & McCauley, 2007;Robinson, Garber, & Hilsman, 1995). The finding that the vulnerability model holds for children is important because children's self-esteem is subject to relatively strong developmental changes (Robins et al, 2002;Trzesniewski, Donnellan, & Robins, 2003).…”