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Testing Reciprocal Longitudinal Relations between Peer Victimization and Depressive Symptoms in Young Adolescents
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Tran, Cong V.; Cole, David A.; Weiss, Bahr – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2012
A 2-wave longitudinal study of young adolescents was used to test whether peer victimization predicts depressive symptoms, depressive symptoms predict peer victimization, or the 2 constructs show reciprocal relations. Participants were 598 youths in Grades 3 through 6, ages 8 to 14 (M = 10.9, SD = 1.2) at Wave 1. The sample was 50.7% female and…
Descriptors: Females, Depression (Psychology), Males, Victims
Developmental Changes in Depressive Cognitions: A Longitudinal Evaluation of the Cognitive Triad Inventory for Children
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LaGrange, Beth; Cole, David A.; Dallaire, Danielle H.; Ciesla, Jeffrey A.; Pineda, Ashley Q.; Truss, Alanna E.; Folmer, Amy – Psychological Assessment, 2008
As part of a longitudinal study, the Cognitive Triad Inventory for Children (CTI-C; N. J. Kaslow, K. D. Stark, B. Printz, R. Livingston, & S. L. Tsai, 1992) as well as other measures of cognitive style and depressive symptoms were administered annually to 3 cohorts of children starting in Grades 2, 4, and 6. Developmentally based analyses revealed…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Factor Structure, Early Adolescents, Grade 8
Measurement Bias across Gender on the Children's Depression Inventory: Evidence for Invariance from Two Latent Variable Models
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Carle, Adam C.; Millsap, Roger E.; Cole, David A. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2008
Confirmatory factor analysis for ordered-categorical measures (CFA-OCM) and rating scale item response theory (IRT) analyses explore measurement bias across gender on the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI) in a community sample of 779 children in the third and sixth grades. Given the set of statistical criteria, IRT and CFA-OCM generally…
Descriptors: Rating Scales, Scoring, Factor Analysis, Gender Differences
Structure and Validity of Parent and Teacher Perceptions of Children's Competence: A Multitrait-Multimethod-Multigroup Investigation.
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Cole, David A.; Gondoli, Dawn M.; Peeke, Lachlan G. – Psychological Assessment, 1998
Parents and teachers completed their respective versions of the Rating Scale of Children's Actual Behavior (S. Harter, 1985) to assess five domains of competence for 321 third graders and 403 sixth graders. Five factors were found in both scales, and two higher-order factors also emerged. All subscales showed a high degree of discriminant…
Descriptors: Competence, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Factor Analysis
Reflected Self-Appraisals: Strength and Structure of the Relation of Teacher, Peer, and Parent Ratings to Children's Self-Perceived Competencies.
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Cole, David A.; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1997
Teacher, parent, peer, and self-ratings of social acceptance, academic and athletic competence, physical appearance, and conduct were obtained for 463 third graders and 434 sixth graders. The complexity of the relationships revealed among these variables has implications for the reflected self-appraisal process and for programs to enhance…
Descriptors: Athletics, Behavior Patterns, Children, Elementary Education