A Vulnerability-Stress Examination of Response Styles Theory in Adolescence: Stressors Sex Differences and Symptom Specificity

摘要

ObjectiveThe stress-reactivity extension of the response styles theory of depression suggests that individuals who ruminate (or fail to engage in distraction or problem-solving) in response to dysphoric mood are likely to experience higher levels of depression following stress. However, previous studies have not addressed (1) the specificity of these vulnerability-stress relations to symptoms of depression following different types of stressors, and (2) to what extent rumination and stress can account for the sex differences in depression that emerge during early adolescence.