Adolescents' Perceptions of Peer Acceptance: is Dysphoria Associated With Greater Realism?

Kistner, Janet A.; Balthazor, Michael; Risi, Susan; David, Corinne F.

doi:10.1521/jscp.20.1.66.22252

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“…Findings from longitudinal studies offer little support for the hypothesis that perceptual bias causally contributes to children's depressive symptoms. With the exception of one study (Hoffman, Cole, Martin, Tram, & Seroczynski, 2000), negatively biased self-perceptions have not predicted changes in depressive symptoms (Cole et al, 1998(Cole et al, , 1999Kistner, Balthazor, Risi, & David, 2001;McGrath & Repetti, 2002). In contrast, longitudinal studies have consistently found that depressive symptoms predict changes in perceptual bias (Cole et al, 1998(Cole et al, , 1999Hoffman et al, 2000;Kistner et al, 2001;McGrath & Repetti, 2002).…”

Section: Perceptual Bias and Children's Depressive Symptomsmentioning

confidence: 72%

Bias and Accuracy of Children's Perceptions of Peer Acceptance: Prospective Associations with Depressive Symptoms

Kistner¹,

David-Ferdon

Repper³

et al. 2006

J Abnorm Child Psychol

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Are depressive symptoms in middle childhood associated with more or less realistic social self-perceptions? At the beginning and end of the school year, children in grades 3 through 5 (n=667) rated how much they liked their classmates, predicted the acceptance ratings they would receive from each of their classmates, and completed self-report measures of perceived acceptance and depressive symptoms. Accuracy of perceived acceptance was indexed by the mean difference between pairs of predicted and received ratings (absolute values). Standardized residual scores created by regressing self-reported perceived acceptance (either predicted ratings or children's responses to a questionnaire measure of perceived peer acceptance) onto peer acceptance ratings formed two measures of bias. Bi-directional associations were found for accuracy of perceived acceptance and depressive symptoms; inaccurate perceptions predicted increases in depressive symptoms and depressive symptoms predicted decreased accuracy. Neither measure of bias predicted changes in depressive symptoms. Depressive symptoms predicted increases in negatively biased perceptions as assessed via questionnaire.

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Section: Perceptual Bias and Children's Depressive Symptomsmentioning

confidence: 72%

Bias and Accuracy of Children's Perceptions of Peer Acceptance: Prospective Associations with Depressive Symptoms

Kistner¹,

David-Ferdon

Repper³

et al. 2006

J Abnorm Child Psychol

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“…May be a second explanation for our results is that negative perceptions of competence are a consequence rather than a causal antecedent of depressive symptoms. In support of this explanation, a growing body of research finds that negative self-perceptions do not predict changes in depressive symptoms (Cole et al, 1998;Cole, Martin, Peeke, Seroczynski, & Fier;Kistner, Balthazor, Risi, & David, 2001;McGrath & Repetti, 2002) but that depressive symptoms predict changes in perceptual bias (Cole et al, 1998;Hoffman, Cole, Martin, Peeke, Seroczynski, 2000;Kistner et al, 2001;McGrath & Repetti, 2002).…”

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Ethnic and Sex Differences in Children's Depressive Symptoms

Kistner

David-Ferdon

López

et al. 2007

Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology

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This study examined ethnic and sex differences in children's depressive symptoms, along with hypothesized mediators of those differences (academic achievement, peer acceptance), in a follow-up of African American (n = 179) and Euro-American (n = 462) children in Grades 3 to 5. African American boys reported more depressive symptoms than African American girls, and Euro-American boys and girls. Also, depressive symptoms of African American boys increased over time whereas depressive symptoms of the other groups decreased or remained stable. Academic and social competence deficits were associated with elevated levels of depressive symptoms across the school year, although only academic achievement scores emerged as a unique predictor of increases in depressive symptoms over time. Neither academic nor social competence mediated the SexA xA ethnicity interaction in changes in children's depressive symptoms.

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“…A large body of research on the psychosocial difficulties related to positive bias exists for children with ADHD [8], as overly positive self-perceptions are common in this clinical population. Although it is not as prevalent [9], bias does exist in non-clinical child populations [3] and has been shown to be related to psychosocial difficulties with respect to the enactment of aggression [10][11][12] and depressive symptoms [13][14][15].…”

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Positively Biased Self-Perceptions: Who Has Them and What are Their Effects?

Stephens

Lynch

Kistner

2015

Child Psychiatry Hum Dev

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This study examined demographic and social competency characteristics of children who hold overly-positive self-perceptions of their social acceptance (positive bias). The effects of holding positive bias on aggressive and depressive symptoms were examined in a sample that excluded children on the extreme negative end of the bias continuum. Measures of peer-rated and self-perceived acceptance were obtained for 366 children in the 3rd through 5th grades. Peer-rated aggressive behavior and self-reported depressive symptoms were also collected. Results demonstrated sex, ethnicity, and social preference were uniquely associated with positive bias. Positive bias was related to aggression beyond the effects of social preference. Positive bias was not related to depressive symptoms. This study clarified who is likely to hold positive bias and replicated findings that suggest positive bias is a risk factor for aggressive outcomes. The idea that positive bias is neither a risk nor protective factor for depressive symptoms is discussed.

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Adolescents' Perceptions of Peer Acceptance: is Dysphoria Associated With Greater Realism?

Cited by 13 publications

References 30 publications

Bias and Accuracy of Children's Perceptions of Peer Acceptance: Prospective Associations with Depressive Symptoms

Bias and Accuracy of Children's Perceptions of Peer Acceptance: Prospective Associations with Depressive Symptoms

Ethnic and Sex Differences in Children's Depressive Symptoms

Positively Biased Self-Perceptions: Who Has Them and What are Their Effects?

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