“…Previous studies have noted developmental differences-particularly between children and adolescents-in control-related beliefs, perceptions of parents, and rates of depressive symptoms (e.g., Birmaher et al, 1996;Kovacs, 1992;Skinner, Zimmer-Gembeck, & Connell, 1998;Weisz, 1990;Weiss et al, 1991). None of these lines of evidence leads directly to a specific prediction about developmental differences in the mediational process we have hypothesized linking perceived parenting, perceived control, and depressive symptoms.…”