Factor analytic evaluation of differences between black and caucasian emotionally disturbed children on the children's depression inventory

Politano, P. Michael; Nelson, W. M.; Evans, Helen E.; Sorenson, Susan B.; Zeman, Dorothy J.

doi:10.1007/bf00960867

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“…Although desensitization models suggest that youth exposed to high levels of violence may begin to show emotional numbing (i.e., lower rates of distress), alternative explanations should be considered. For example, African American youth may be less likely to exhibit affective symptoms associated with dysphoric mood (Politano et al 1986), and for African American youth living in high-crime communities, expressions of sadness or low self-esteem may increase vulnerability to direct victimization (Reynolds et al 2001;White and Farrell 2006). Rather than becoming desensitized to violence, youth may be suppressing depressive symptoms to facilitate their ability to navigate dangerous neighborhoods (Cassidy and Stevenson 2005).…”

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Effects of Exposure to Community Violence on Internalizing Symptoms: Does Desensitization to Violence Occur in African American Youth?

Gaylord‐Harden

Cunningham

Zelencik

2011

J Abnorm Child Psychol

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The purpose of the current study was to examine the linear and curvilinear associations of exposure to community violence to internalizing symptoms in 251 African American adolescents (mean age = 12.86, SD = 1.28). Participants reported on exposure to community violence, anxiety symptoms, and depressive symptoms. Regression analyses were used to test the hypotheses and, consistent with predictions, the results indicated that the association between violence and depression was curvilinear; whereas the association to anxiety was linear and positive. The results highlight the importance of considering more complex models of the impact of exposure to community violence on psychological functioning in African American youth from economically-disadvantaged communities.

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confidence: 97%

Effects of Exposure to Community Violence on Internalizing Symptoms: Does Desensitization to Violence Occur in African American Youth?

Gaylord‐Harden

Cunningham

Zelencik

2011

J Abnorm Child Psychol

124

125

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“…Reitman and colleagues' finding of a different factor structure is not surprising, given that a number of child-oriented self-report instruments have demonstrated structural differences across ethnic or racial groups (Neal, Lilly, & Zakis, 1993;Politano, Nelson, Evans, Sorenson, & Zeman, 1986). In most cases, factor structures that were originally developed among all or mostly Caucasian samples eluded replication among subsequent African American samples.…”

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Factor Structure of the Parenting Scale in a Low-Income African American Sample

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“…Concurrent validity has been established in relation to measures of anxiety and self-esteem; discriminant validity has been established by the ability of the measure to distinguish between children diagnosed as having a depression versus conduct or oppositional disorder (Kovacs, 1992). The CDI has been shown to be a valid measure of depressive symptoms in African-American youths (Politano, Nelson, Evans, Sorenson, & Zeman, 1986).…”

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Social problem solving: A moderator of the relation between negative life stress and depression symptoms in children

Goodman

Gravitt

Kaslow

1995

J Abnorm Child Psychol

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The social problem-solving skill of generating effective alternative solutions was tested as a moderator of the relation between negative life stress and depressed mood in children. Boys (n = 25) and girls (n = 25), ages 8 to 12 years, from inner-city, lower socioeconomic group families, completed measures of depression symptoms, negative impact of life events, and quantity and effectiveness of alternative solutions to social problems. Results indicated that the effectiveness of alternative solutions children generate in response to peer social problems moderates the relation between stress and depression. Children who experienced a high impact of negative life events, with less effective social problem-solving skills, reported higher levels of depression compared to children who experienced a high impact of negative life events but exhibited more effective social problem-solving skills. Results are discussed in terms of alternative theoretical models for the mechanisms whereby effective social problem-solving skills moderate stress-related depression.

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Factor analytic evaluation of differences between black and caucasian emotionally disturbed children on the children's depression inventory

Cited by 35 publications

References 11 publications

Effects of Exposure to Community Violence on Internalizing Symptoms: Does Desensitization to Violence Occur in African American Youth?

Effects of Exposure to Community Violence on Internalizing Symptoms: Does Desensitization to Violence Occur in African American Youth?

Factor Structure of the Parenting Scale in a Low-Income African American Sample

Social problem solving: A moderator of the relation between negative life stress and depression symptoms in children

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