Abstract

Social anxiety and depressive symptoms often co-occur during early adolescence but contributing factors to this development are still a matter of debate. This study examined the role of daily stressors (peers, school performance, and homelife) in the links between adolescent social anxiety and depressive symptoms. 7–8th graders at Time 1 (N = 2,752, M_age = 13.65; 47.5% girls) were followed across three time-points. Cross-lagged path models showed that depressive symptoms predicted later social anxiety, but not vice versa. Bidirectional links were identified between peer stress and social anxiety, and between school performance/homelife stress and depressive symptoms, respectively. Indirect effects of social anxiety, depressive symptoms, and daily stressors were found, though stressors did not mediate the links between social anxiety and depressive symptoms (or vice versa). Our findings indicate an intricate role of daily stressors in different domains, such as peers, school performance, and homelife, on the links between social anxiety and depressive symptoms.

摘要

社交焦虑和抑郁症状通常在青春期早期同时出现，但导致这种发展的因素仍然存在争议。本研究调查了日常压力源（同龄人、学校表现和家庭生活）在青少年社交焦虑和抑郁症状之间的联系中的作用。时间 1 的 7-8 年级学生（N  = 2,752，M_年龄= 13.65; 47.5% 的女孩）在三个时间点被跟踪。交叉滞后路径模型表明，抑郁症状预示着后来的社交焦虑，但反之则不然。确定了同伴压力和社交焦虑之间以及学校表现/家庭生活压力和抑郁症状之间的双向联系。发现了社交焦虑、抑郁症状和日常压力源的间接影响，尽管压力源并未调节社交焦虑和抑郁症状之间的联系（反之亦然）。我们的研究结果表明，不同领域（例如同龄人、学校表现和家庭生活）中的日常压力源对社交焦虑和抑郁症状之间的联系有着错综复杂的作用。