Question: Anti social behavior of young elementary school girls is predictive of adolescent depression?
Possible answers:
A: No. Anti social behavior of young girls is more predictive of substance abuse and teen pregnancy.
B: Yes. As girls age they turn their earlier "acting out" inward and become depressed.
C: No. Anti-social girls will continue to be anti-social and depression in young girls is more predictive of depression in adolescence.
D: No. Depression is a bio-chemical imbalance in the brain and it is difficult to predict in elementary school children who will have the imbalance in adolescence.
Answer: B: Yes. As girls age they turn their earlier "acting out" inward and become depressed.
ReplyDeleteUniversity of Washington social scientists tracked first- and second-graders for seven years and found that anti-social behavior among girls and anxiety among both sexes predicted depression in early adolescence. Surprisingly, early signs of depression were not predictive of adolescent depression.
To read the article about the study, click here.