Journal
JOURNAL OF YOUTH AND ADOLESCENCE
Volume 46, Issue 1, Pages 91-103Publisher
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-016-0451-0
Keywords
Adolescence; Depression; Cortisol; Heart rate; Recovery; Cognitive vulnerability
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- National Institute of Mental Health [MH79369, MH101168, MH099764]
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Major Depressive Disorder is a common mental illness with rates increasing during adolescence. This has led researchers to examine developmental antecedents of depression. This study examined the association between depressive symptoms and the interaction between two empirically supported risk factors for depression: poor recovery of the biological stress system as measured through heart rate and cortisol, and cognitive vulnerabilities as indexed by rumination and a negative cognitive style. Adolescents (n = 127; 49 % female) completed questionnaires and a social stress task to elicit a stress response measured with neuroendocrine (cortisol) and autonomic nervous system (heart rate) endpoints. The findings indicated that higher depressive symptoms were associated with the combination of higher cognitive vulnerabilities and lower cortisol and heart rate recovery. These findings can enhance our understanding of stress responses, lead to personalized treatment, and provide a nuanced understanding of depression in adolescence.
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