Depression and subject well-being in children and adolescents: testing theoretical models
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https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-8623.2016.4.23012Keywords:
Depression, Happiness, Bi-factor analysis.Abstract
Despite symptoms of depression and indicators of subjective well-being are theoretically orthogonal entities, available evidence suggests a negative correlation between them. The present study sought to test concurrent confirmatory models with the purpose of explaining the complex relationship between indicators of depression and subjective well-being among children and adolescents. Participants were 331 students with ages from 10 to 16 years old (M = 12.42, SD = 1.00). Participants answered the Children’s Depression Inventory (CDI), the Baptista’s Depression Inventory-Youth Version (EBADEP-IJ), and the Subjective Well-Being Scale (EBES). A bifactor model yielded the est fit to the data, with indicators of depression and subjective well-being loading differently (positive and negative, respectively) on a general factor, esides subjective well-being loaded as well on a separate specific positive factor. Findings shed light on the apparent controversy surrounding depression and subjective well-being as opposite poles of a same continuum or as unrelated entities.
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