Abstract
Co-rumination, or excessive discussion of problems within friendships, has been associated with internalizing symptoms and is especially prevalent among adolescent girls. Eighty-three early adolescent girls participated in a prospective study further examining this construct. Co-rumination was positively correlated with depressive symptoms and positive aspects of friendship, but did not predict longitudinal changes in depressive symptoms. Co-rumination was negatively related to social anxiety when controlling for depressive symptoms. Co-rumination correlated positively with romantic experiences, and the two interacted to predict longitudinal changes in depressive symptoms, implying that co-rumination may only be depressogenic under certain circumstances. Theoretical ramifications for the construct of co-rumination and interpersonal aspects of adolescent internalizing symptoms are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 19-37 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Journal of Adolescence |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 2009 |
Keywords
- Adolescence
- Co-rumination
- Depression
- Friendship
- Romantic involvement
- Social anxiety
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